Engineering Group Leader– Software Integration

Job Description

The Team:

The MSP organization is responsible for building and operating the common mechatronic software platform that underpins GM’s SDV strategy. MSP provides reusable infrastructure, integration patterns, and tooling for mechatronic ECUs so feature and application teams can deliver value quickly and safely across programs. 

The Engineering Group Leader– Software Integration for MSP leads a team of engineers responsible for end‑to‑end software integration, build, and initial validation for key mechatronic controllers within GM’s Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) stack. This leader deeply understands customer and stakeholder needs, balances speed and quality, and drives a service‑oriented culture that focuses integration work on enabling others to succeed. 

They own content and timing for integrated software releases, ensure stable baselines, and drive engineering excellence across integration workflows, tooling, and processes. The EGL creates an inclusive, high‑performing team culture, develops talent, drives alignment and clear direction, challenges the status quo to find better ways of working, and aligns integration execution with MSP’s mission and vehicle program objectives. 

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

People & Team Leadership 

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of software integration and build engineers, providing clear goals, feedback, and growth opportunities. 
• Build an inclusive, psychologically safe culture that encourages open communication, healthy challenge, and participation from all team members. 
• Model a service‑oriented leadership style, focusing on removing obstacles and serving the needs of customers, stakeholders, and partner teams. 
• Conduct performance management (goals, reviews, development plans) and provide clear alignment and direction on priorities and decision criteria. 

Technical & Release Leadership 

• Own the integration plan, content, and timing for assigned ECUs/platforms, ensuring alignment with vehicle program needs and enterprise release calendars. 
• Lead integration execution, tracking progress, managing dependencies, and making timely decisions for integrated builds. 
• Ensure integration readiness of software content (requirements clarity, branch strategy, quality gates) in collaboration with feature and platform teams. 
• Partner with feature, platform, readiness and release teams to prioritize and sequence software drops, and challenge the status quo to improve speed, quality, and developer experience. 

CI/CD, Tooling, and Infrastructure 

• Sponsor and guide improvements to CI/CD pipelines and integration tooling (e.g., build orchestration, automated test execution, dashboards). 
• Ensure integration workflows are reliable, observable, and scalable, with metrics such as build stability, integration cycle time, and test pass rates. 
• Collaborate with DevOps, IT, and platform teams to keep the integration environment robust and well‑maintained and to standardize