Mark Schang
Engineering Group Manager - Electrical Systems, Controls And Software at GM Defense
Detroit Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolMark Schang is an engineering group manager with nearly a decade of leadership in embedded controls and software for automotive and defense platforms, currently leading a multidisciplinary team at GM Defense. He combines deep technical expertise in transmission and propulsion control algorithms with hands-on delivery of embedded C/Simulink software, ADAS longitudinal controls, and vehicle state estimation. Known for translating commercial automotive solutions to defense use-cases, he also shaped tooling and software factory practices (Git, Gerrit, Jenkins, Jira) to scale development. Mark has repeatedly led cross-functional change control boards and mentored university teams in competitive EV challenges, reflecting a talent for workforce development and knowledge transfer. His background in both calibration and systems architecture enables pragmatic feature prioritization against program timing and risk. He holds advanced systems training from MIT xPRO and MS/BS degrees from the University of Michigan, blending rigorous systems thinking with applied vehicle controls experience.
9 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate SchoolBS, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann ArborArchitecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems, Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems at MIT xPROProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
davidMoiseev/mangoMAP
Feb 2022 - Apr 2022
Contributions:26 reviews, 42 PRs, 41 pushes in 1 month
markschang/tensorflow
Nov 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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