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General Motors Scrum Manager - Brake Control in Markham, Ontario
Job Description
Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office three times per week, at minimum.
About VMEC
The Vehicle Motion and Embedded Controls organization is at the center of any technology that enables every GM vehicle to move, turn, change height, and stop. VMEC is responsible for the development and deployment of complex embedded controllers and software products specific to propulsion and chassis control systems utilizing the principles of Agile. These controllers and software products support cutting edge features, such active safety, autonomous, trailer braking, and crab walk. The race is on to deliver engaging and meaningful in-vehicle experiences! You can flex your teamwork muscles as you will be tasked with working with several other areas of engineering and the business.
Why Work For VMEC
We do cool stuff! We are passionate about building high quality systems that solve complex problems on an extensive scale. Our team is inclusive, made up of forward-thinking engineers who enjoy working together to develop innovative solutions in an environment where new ideas and unique perspectives are embraced. Our business is fast paced and constantly evolving to provide new features and capabilities to market, while conforming to global regulations. We are seeking creative, highly motivated, agile thinkers with passion and expertise in Controls, diagnostics and Software to lead technical teams within Brake Controls. This role will enable you to have a direct impact on current and future GM vehicles.
The Role
We are in search of the Scrum Manager for a team that primarily works on brake control/diagnostics related projects. As a Scrum Manager for The Unstoppables, you will be leading the software development of key features of brake control/diagnostics such as wheel speed sensors, brake pedal travel sensors, brake feature diagnostics, etc. You will be responsible for the transformation of these features that reside in GM’s most profitable vehicles into our SDV future while maintaining and continuously improving them in VIP.
As a Scrum Manager, you are responsible for maximizing the value of the output of the agile scrum team, serving as the customer proxy, and ensuring the team understands and implements solution intent within the business context all while ensuring that software is delivered with world class quality. In the role of Scrum Manager, you will be collaborating with several other areas of engineering and the business (Engineering Stakeholders, Customers, and the Product Teams) to define, scope, and breakdown technical solutions into work items for the team. This role requires a high level of technical and innovative leadership. The selected candidates will lead the development of controls and diagnostics within an agile environment, using appropriate common methods for VMEC features and lead the growth in capability of controls and diagnostic methods to keep General Motors at the forefront of technology in the brake space.
What You'll Do
Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for scrum team’s product content
Create, refine, maintain and prioritize the team backlog
Accept or reject the scrum team’s work results at each Sprint Review meeting
Collaborate with the ART Program Management Team to refine the Program Vision, Roadmap and Program Backlog for the ART
Collaborate with System Architects to determine enablers and coordinate rollout of enablers
Coordinate dependencies with other Scrum Managers when deliverables are dependent on other teams for completion
Communicate cross functionally both internally and externally to gain alignment with stakeholder, customers, and development partners.
Be the customer voice to the Agile Team. Provide the team with clear information on whom the current and potential customers are, as well as the how, why, when, and with whom they use the product.
Ensure the technical integrity of the product is maintained and enables the solution to address program priorities by addressing anomalies and other quality concerns in a timely manner
Define clear acceptance criteria and determine demo/sprint schedule to prove out
Ensure engineering records are complete and stored appropriately
Work closely with Scrum Leader to ascertain team capacity
Translate product and feature strategy into User Stories, assisting Scrum Team with Story definition, estimation and sequencing for Program Increment Planning events
Work day-to-day with the Scrum Teams clarifying requirements, constantly communicating and gaining alignment around Feature or Product Strategy
Provide clearly defined acceptance criteria to enable Behavior Driven (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD)
Provide guidance for System Demonstration Strategy during Story creation (unit, integration and system level test strategy)
Verify Stories are testable and can be used to generate testing objectives
Ensure verification and testing of features occurs prior to End User Acceptance
Ensure the technical integrity of the product is maintained and enable the solution to address program priorities (Features and Enablers), thoroughly addressing anomalies and other quality concerns in a timely manner
Accept each story and participate in Team Demonstrations and Retrospectives to ensure quality, providing feedback to team and improving team processes
Ensure that Stories meet their pre-determined acceptance criteria, have appropriate, persistent Acceptance tests, and otherwise comply with Definition of Done (DoD)
Participate in the following Team and Program Events: Program Increment Planning, Iteration Retrospectives, ART Inspection and Adapt sessions, ART Synchronizations
Provide guidance and coaching to Scrum Team members
Perform other related duties as assigned
Additional Job Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Skills)
Bachelor of Science degree in one of the following disciplines: Engineering, Computer Science or related fields
Knowledge of and minimum 5 years of experience in diagnostics/control system development. Including:
Diagnostics knowledge and OBDII regulation and best practices.
Brake hardware design and circuitry.
Vehicle electrical systems and serial data communications architectures.
System, software, and hardware requirements development and validation.
Change management
High level of analytical ability where problems are unusual and difficult
Demonstrated proficiency in project management skills
Experienced at planning, preparing for and leading meetings
Effective interpersonal skills that focus and influence others, including those which may have priority differences with yours.
Understanding of Embedded Controls Development & Delivery Process
Experience in working with embedded system software codes; reading and debugging source code in C/C++ languages
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink modeling
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and assignments with autonomy and accountability for results
Strong partnership and teamwork skills, with demonstrated ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers in a fast-paced environment
Highly proficient at analyzing unusual and complex issues while driving for results in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment
Evidence of strong character with integrity, honesty, accountability and trust
Consistent demonstration of innovative thinking that is customer-centric
What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
Master’s degree in a field of Engineering, Computer Science or related fields
7-10 years of experience in vehicle brake system development or related field.
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) training or certifications.
Experience in the GM component specification and release process.
Experience with customer interface technologies.
Knowledge of vehicle dynamics
Knowledge of automotive safety integrity levels (ASIL).
DFSS Black Belt certification.
Demonstrated ability to work in a Global environment.
Experience in plant modeling and analysis tools, MIL, SIL, HIL Testing.
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.
Benefits Overview
The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:
Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave;
Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits;
Life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement;
GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.
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