Lab Group Manager – Power Electronics & Energy Conversion Systems

What You Do 

• Lead corporate technology needs and chart overall strategy through active collaboration with stakeholders across the GM enterprise. 

• Provide technology leadership in power electronics and energy conversion systems and develop strategic roadmaps in collaboration with key stakeholders. 

• Develop and execute an R&D project portfolio that provides actionable options to address GM needs. 

• Optimize internal and external capability to execute the project portfolio, including leveraged funding and collaborations with academia, government labs, suppliers, startups, and other external partners. 

• Drive innovation and documentation of research developments through records of invention, internal reports, and external publications. 

• Develop a global network with key universities, government labs, industrial labs, and strategic partners to access world-class technology. 

• Lead cross-functional discussions, leadership reviews, and communication of results and progress across the organization. 

• Manage activities of researchers, including setting objectives, managing results, evaluating individual performance, coaching, and mentoring, and career planning for positive engagement. 

• Recruit talent and grow and diversify the team’s skills and proficiency base. 

• Engage the team to accomplish projects with high quality, high impact, and fast delivery. 

• Celebrate wins and seek recognition internally and externally for accomplishments of team members. 

• Support and encourage corporate initiatives of diversity, employee enthusiasm, and culture change. 

• Consistently demonstrate critical thinking and strong collaboration. 

• Be a champion for safety in the workplace. 

What You Need  

• Master’s degree or multiple advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or a related field, plus 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. 

What Would Be Even Better 

• 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.