Program Validation Engineer - Battery Electric Vehicles (GPSSC)

Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role

As we advance toward our vision of ZERO emissions, ZERO crashes, and ZERO congestion, we are seeking a highly motivated Program Validation Engineer (PVE) to join our Global Product Validation Team. Our mission is to deliver validated, compliant, and safe vehicles by proactively identifying and mitigating risks throughout the vehicle development process. We continuously transform our processes to maximize efficiency, leverage technology, and drive accountability and collaboration. The PVE ensures that each program meets published requirements and supports program execution, ultimately leading to the confident and timely signing of the Product Validation Completion Letter (PVCL).

What Will You Do (Responsibilities)

• Serve as an independent advocate for validation within the program team, championing our mission across the Global Vehicle Development Process (GVDP).
• Provide cross-functional leadership to ensure timely delivery of validated products, balancing priorities and resources under accelerated timelines.
• Drive approval of the physical build plan and virtual test strategy, collaborating with teams to align capacity and resolve resource conflicts.
• Partner closely with the Lead Development Engineer and Virtual Performance Integration Manager to ensure comprehensive and successful validation.
• Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve validation issues, removing roadblocks and escalating risks to key stakeholders at critical forums and meetings.
• Act as the single point of contact for program content changes impacting validation activities, ensuring all changes are assessed and addressed promptly.
• Coordinate the collection of required approvals and signatures from functional leaders, ensuring the PVCL is completed, archived, and compliant with policy.
• Travel as needed to support program validation success and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners.

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

Qualifications

Benefits

Responsibilities

• This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business
• The PVE ensures that each program meets published requirements and supports program execution, ultimately leading to the confident and timely signing of the Product Validation Completion Letter (PVCL)
• Serve as an independent advocate for validation within the program team, championing our mission across the Global Vehicle Development Process (GVDP)
• Provide cross-functional leadership to ensure timely delivery of validated products, balancing priorities and resources under accelerated timelines
• Drive approval of the physical build plan and virtual test strategy, collaborating with teams to align capacity and resolve resource conflicts
• Partner closely with the Lead Development Engineer and Virtual Performance Integration Manager to ensure comprehensive and successful validation
• Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve validation issues, removing roadblocks and escalating risks to key stakeholders at critical forums and meetings
• Act as the single point of contact for program content changes impacting validation activities, ensuring all changes are assessed and addressed promptly
• Coordinate the collection of required approvals and signatures from functional leaders, ensuring the PVCL is completed, archived, and compliant with policy
• Travel as needed to support program validation success and maintain strong relationships with internal and external partners