Adaptive Lighting Technical Specialist – Vehicle Performance Owner

General Motors

Technical Specialist for Adaptive Headlamp Systems at General Motors. Overseeing feature development and ensuring compliance with lighting regulations.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead as the Adaptive Headlamp Systems Technical Specialist & Vehicle Performance Owner across programs, championing the voice of the customer and aligning feature intent to vehicle execution
Collaboratively develop, define, and maintain customer-facing, feature-level technical requirements from available data and knowledge, and ensure clear linkage of requirements to each component
Explore and identify required capabilities and improvements for inputs to projection features, including camera, LiDAR, ADAS systems, infrared, and other sensors or enabling technologies
Ensure robust adherence to lighting regulations through appropriate vehicle and component design solutions and aligned compliance strategies, with focus on balancing glare avoidance with light output
Lead feature development and guide program execution to meet all program milestones, including both physical and virtual development activities
Drive development of testing requirements, procedures, and equipment, and ensure alignment to outside test houses used by NHTSA
Lead the creation and continuous improvement of virtual development tools and methods for AHS and projection feature development
Ensure vehicle brand alignment for implementation of developed features and drive adoption of those features into GM brand portfolios
Follow market trends and identify future opportunities for invention, feature enhancements, and new customer-facing lighting and projection experiences
Support AHS-specific analysis for projection features in the system-level DFMEA and guide or participate in development night drives for exterior lighting components supporting new vehicle programs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Physics or other relevant degree
5 years of experience in electrical integration, exterior lighting, hardware development, software development, or related new product development
Demonstrated competence in development of new electro/mechanical products
High level of competence in writing, decomposing, and comprehending electrical, hardware, and software requirements
Demonstrated cross-functional technical leadership and collaboration
Excellent physics-based problem-solving skills
Knowledge of mechatronics, electrical architectures, and system designs
High level understanding of software design and failure modes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities
Relocation benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

electrical integrationexterior lightinghardware developmentsoftware developmentelectro/mechanical product developmentwriting requirementscomprehending requirementsmechatronicselectrical architecturessystem designs

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcollaborationproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor of Science Degree in EngineeringBachelor of Science Degree in Physics