Senior Technology Manager - Signal & Power Distribution

Description

The Role:

This is a high-impact senior leadership role responsible for defining and owning the enterprise technology strategy for Signal and Power Distribution across GM's vehicle portfolio. Signal and Power Distribution encompasses network signals, IOs, and low voltage (LV) power distribution across the electrical architecture.

Youwill set long-termstrategicdirection across hardware, software, and systems integration, lead a team of highly capable technology managers, and engage directly with senior executive stakeholders to drive organization-wide alignment. This role demands a rare combination of deep domainexpertise, enterprise-level strategic thinking, and thought leadership to influence decisions at the highest levels of the company.

What You'll Do

Technology Strategy and Vision

• Define and lead the enterprise strategy for low-voltage power architecture and signal I/O technology across GM's full vehicle portfolio

• Build and govern technology roadmaps aligned to cost, energy, mass, BEC KPIs, vehicle program timing, and long-term business priorities

• Lead executive reviews with VP-level stakeholders to drive alignment, decisions, and sustained organizational commitment

• Continuously evolve strategy based on program feedback, competitive trends, and changing business needs

LV Power Architecture Ownership

• Serve as the enterprise owner for core low-voltage power architecture artifacts, including:

• Low Voltage Power Diagram: the released and change-controlled source for vehicle low-power schematics across the toolchain

• Low Voltage Power Topology: the system topology for low-voltage electronics by vehicle segment, developed with Electrical Integration and used to guide design and packaging decisions

• Low Voltage Budget Dashboard: the enterprise energy allocation baseline across low-voltage systems, including program-level change control, executive reviews, and optimization actions with engineering teams

• Ensure strong governance, technical rigor, and cross-functional alignment across all architecture artifacts and related decisions

Market Intelligence and Competitive Positioning

• Lead competitor benchmarking, market analysis, and technology assessments to identify opportunity areas and reduce strategic risk

• Translate external trends into actionable direction for GM's low-voltage power and signal technology strategy

Organizational Leadership

• Lead and develop a team of low-voltage power and signal technology managers, setting clear direction, building capability, and enabling high-velocity execution

• Act as the enterprise escalation point for the most complex signal and power distribution decisions across programs and platforms

Portfolio and Investment Decisions

• Lead make-versus-buy evaluations that shape GM's in-house hardware strategy, capital investment, and resource allocation decisions

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field

• 10+ years of engineering and technical leadership experience withdemonstratedprogression to senior leadership roles

• Deep expertise in low voltage electrical architecture, power distribution systems, or vehicle network/signal technologies

• Proven track record of defining and executing technology strategy with enterprise-wide impact

• Demonstrated ability to engage, influence, and align VP-level and senior executive stakeholders on complex, high-stakes decisions

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Master's degree in engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field

• Direct experience owning technology roadmaps for automotive electrical architecture across multiple vehicle programs and platforms

• Prior responsibility for Make vs. Buy decisions and capital allocation for hardware design strategy

• Experience with energy budgeting and allocation frameworks across complex electrical systems

• Track recordof leading competitive benchmarking and translating market intelligence into product or technology strategy

• Strong familiarity with SDV architecture, Ethernet-based vehicle networking, and next-generation LV power management approaches

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}.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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Client-provided location(s): Warren, MI, Milford, MI

Job ID: General_Motors-JR-202612866

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-06-20T00:34:02