Program Validation & Safety Engineer (PVSE) – Program Validation

Job Description

Program Validation & Safety Engineer | General Motors

The Tone:
This is a full-time hybrid role at General Motors, located in Michigan, USA. General Motors is focused on redefining mobility through human-centered design, creating vehicles and experiences that are both seen and felt. This role is crucial for advancing GM’s vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion by ensuring vehicles are validated, regulatory compliant, and safe before they reach the public. The engineer will proactively identify and mitigate risks throughout the vehicle development process, contributing to a safer, smarter, and more connected future of transportation.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Hybrid
• Location: Hybrid, Michigan, USA

• Team: Global Product Validation Team, leading validation for full-size truck programs.
• Mission: Deliver validated, regulatory compliant, and safe vehicles by proactively identifying and mitigating risks throughout development.
• Tech Stack: Jira, Slack, Power BI

What You’ll Actually Do
• Program Planning: Manage and integrate program DVUL, LADV, and virtual validation plans into a cohesive strategy, tracking completion from PFI to SORP.
• Hardware Management: Optimize hardware requirements, lead design fidelity assessments, and manage validation hardware for “test ready” properties and builds.
• Validation Leadership: Serve as the single point of contact between vehicle program and validation teams, leading the Program Validation Team to communicate status and risks.
• Compliance & Approvals: Coordinate functional leader approvals to ensure the Product Validation Completion Letter (PVCL) is finalized and regulatory compliance is met.
• Risk Resolution: Proactively identify, communicate, and resolve validation issues, escalating risks early to secure program support and prevent timing impacts.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in a relevant technical role.
• Skills: High-level oral and written communication, strong business acumen to summarize complex information, excellent organizational and time management.
• Bonus: Advanced technical and professional skills in engineering theory, virtual design and validation experience, proven understanding of engineering organization, and experience identifying and managing technical/timing risks.