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Lead Systems Engineer - GM Defense at General Motors | LAYIQ

Lead a team of Systems Engineers in development, decomposition, and roll-down of system requirements across the product
Ensure subsystem requirements, interfaces, and verification plans are aligned to overall mission and program objectives
Drive system-level integration across engineering disciplines to deliver a cohesive and executable product definition
Lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure requirements support safety, performance, cost, timing, manufacturability, and validation objectives
Oversee interface definition, requirements traceability, and verification planning across systems and subsystems
Create System DFMEA and ensure system failure modes are understood, documented, and addressed through the design process
Participate in Fault Tree Analysis and support development of the technical understanding needed to identify risk drivers and mitigation paths
Collaborate on the V&V plan across mechanical, electrical, and controls domains to ensure the system is validated against requirements and intended performance
Lead the integration and issue resolution of the system through the full development cycle
Work with subsystem and component teams to optimize system design and improve total system performance
Set availability targets, allocate them to subsystems and components, determine feature sensitivity to variation and failure modes, and define mitigation plans to improve performance to target
Stay abreast of new technology, new processes, and new methods used to predict and improve availability
Apply AI-enabled tools to improve the quality, speed, consistency, and traceability of requirements development
Ensure the team receives required AI training and adopts AI tools and methods effectively within the systems engineering process
Identify technical and integration risks early and lead resolution of cross-system issues that could impact program execution
Support development of a scalable system architecture and requirements framework that can be successfully executed through development and launch
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
BSE, BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience
10+ years professional experience in systems engineering, requirements development, product integration, or equivalent technical roles
5+ years of systems engineering experience within the defense industry, supporting the development, integration, and verification of complex defense systems
Demonstrates effective interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate successfully with cross-functional teams, customers, and business development partners
Strong understanding of engineering theory and principles of operation of mechanical, electrical, controls, and integrated vehicle systems
Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in requirements development, interface alignment, integration, and technical issue resolution
Demonstrated ability to develop and execute System DFMEA, participate in Fault Tree Analysis, and collaborate on verification and validation planning
Strong analytical ability to translate customer and product objectives into executable system requirements, availability targets, and mitigation plans
Demonstrated technical and professional skills in systems engineering, including requirements management, traceability, risk identification, and cross-functional decision-making
Ability to apply AI-enabled tools and methods to improve requirements quality, speed, consistency, and traceability while building team capability through effective adoption practices
Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).
Company Vehicle : Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.
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GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.

Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

The position is subject to export control restrictions and requires the successful candidate to be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).

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