Motorsports Engineering Group Manager Dynamometer Lab

Job Description

Onsite: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Charlotte Technical Centre in Concord NC on a full-time basis.

The Role

We are seeking an Engineering Group Manager to lead the Motorsports FullVehicle Dynamometer Lab at the Charlotte Technical Center (CTC). In this leadership role you will set the operational vision for the lab and build a highperforming safetyfirst team of engineers and technicians to operate maintain and continuously upgrade the facility. You will serve as the primary technical and operational interface to internal stakeholders and external race team partners by clearly communicating capabilities aligning on priorities and enabling business growth while fostering a culture of collaboration disciplined issue resolution transparency adaptability and inclusion.

What Youll Do

• Set and model a positive safety culture aligned to GM core values (Its Personal and Return People Home Safely Every Person Every Site Every Day) ensuring compliance risk mitigation and accountability across all operations

• Own the overall lab operating model (people process technology) to deliver safe execution high data quality high up time and predictable throughput

• Align test strategy standards and lessons learned with Performance and Racing leadership to continuously improve methods tooling and endtoend test processes

• Lead coach and develop a diverse team; build capability plans succession pipelines and a performance culture with clear expectations and continuous feedback

• Own the operating budget and resource plan (labor travel materials outside services and capital needs); manage spend forecasts and trade studies to meet business commitments

• Oversee process development equipment installation/commissioning and program execution; establish robust governance to produce highquality repeatable data

• Partner with GM Motorsports Competition and raceteam customers to define requirements manage schedules resolve priority conflicts and deliver exceptional customer experience

• Ensure all commitments are delivered on time and to the highest quality; define and track KPIs (safety uptime throughput data quality and cost) and drive corrective actions

• Create closedloop learning with Manufacturing/Production and other labs to share best practices standard work and problemsolving methods in both directions

• Champion workplace organization and visual management (e.g. 5S/lean practices) in partnership with Powertrain to improve safety efficiency and customer-ready presentation

• Represent Performance and Racing at the CTC Plant Safety Review Board and on the Emergency Response Team; ensure lab readiness training and audits are sustained

• Partner with the Safety organization to implement best-in-class operating procedures incorporating lessons learned across GM lab sites and industry standards

• Own preventative maintenance calibration and configuration management to protect data integrity and maximize facility uptime

• Forecast demand across current and future programs; ensure staffing and skills are in place (hiring contracting and development) in partnership with Performance and Racing leadership

• Translate business goals into clear prioritized deliverables and execution plans; remove barriers escalate appropriately and drive alignment across stakeholders

• Model and reinforce GM leadership behaviors of integrity inclusion and accountability while creating a workplace of choice for high-performing technical talent

What Youll Need

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (or related STEM discipline)

• 10 years of experience in a powertrain lab test facility operations or manufacturing environment with direct accountability for safety quality delivery and cost

• Demonstrated success leading fast-paced high-visibility programs with multiple stakeholders and shifting priorities

• Proven people leadership experience: coaching performance developing talent and building inclusive teams

• Ability to independently lead multiple complex workstreams with high autonomy and accountability for results

• 10 years of experience in fundamental engine and/or vehicle testing and development including test planning execution and data interpretation

• Understanding of motorsports development cycles and the urgency confidentiality and execution rigor required for racing programs

• Working knowledge of material management processes (planning procurement flow inventory control and outside services)

• DFSS Black Belt (current GM employees)

• Working knowledge of sensors and instrumentation including network/communication strategies (CAN LIN SENT)

• Experience with dynamometer testing systems and infrastructure (data acquisition system controls and facility controls)

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Knowledge of machining operations and equipment

• Experience with performance/racing engine build teardown and machining processes

• AVL test system experience (e.g. PUMA Concerto IndiCom EMCON)

• Racing engine management system design calibration and troubleshooting experience

• Advanced sensors/instrumentation expertise including networks/communications (CAN LIN SENT)

• Masters degree in Engineering and/or MBA

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