Lab Group Manager – Power Electronics & Energy Conversion Systems
On-siteWarren, Michigan, United States
Job Summary
Lead corporate technology needs and chart overall strategy for power electronics and energy conversion systems through active collaboration with stakeholders across the GM enterprise. Develop and execute an R&D project portfolio that provides actionable options to address GM needs, while optimizing internal and external capabilities including leveraged funding and collaborations with academia, government labs, suppliers, and startups. Manage a team of researchers by setting objectives, evaluating performance, coaching, and mentoring, while recruiting talent to grow the group's skills base. Drive innovation and documentation of research developments through records of invention, internal reports, and external publications. Build a global network with key universities and strategic partners to access world-class technology for future GM propulsion and vehicle systems.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree or multiple advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- 10+ years of relevant work experience
- Track record of research or technology implementation
- Experience as a technical leader and individual contributor
- Strong, charismatic leader with excellent people skills
- Research and development project planning, management, and budget responsibility
- Ability to execute multiple projects spanning different technical areas in parallel
- Ability to communicate complex concepts and situations clearly and at the appropriate level for various audiences
- Demonstrated ability to break through barriers to execute plans
- Multidisciplinary engineering skill set
- Deep technical grounding in power electronics, energy conversion, and electrified propulsion technologies
Desired Qualifications
- PhD or multiple advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or related field
- 5+ years of people and team leadership experience
- Experience in automotive power electronics, electrified propulsion systems, or closely related transportation electrification technologies
- Experience leading research teams from concept creation through hardware or system demonstration
- Strong business acumen
- Demonstrated performance in roles requiring both high creativity and strong engineering technical excellence
- Strong evidence of career performance excellence in positions of increasing responsibility, challenge, and leadership
- Experience building effective external collaborations with universities, suppliers, startups, and government-sponsored programs
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