Senior Software Engineer - High Voltage Electrification

About the role

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office – Milford Proving Grounds, Michigan three times per week, at minimum.

Role

As a Senior Software Engineer at GM, you will be a part of the Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls (VMEC) team, working in the Battery and High Voltage Agile Release Train (ART).

What You’ll do

• Deliver high-quality software for embedded controls systems in the electrification space, specifically for high voltage contactors and energy management.
• Ensure compliance with safety requirements, government regulations, and GM-internal policies (e.g., MISRA guidelines).
• Adhere to good software design principles, utilizing design patterns and understanding supervisory controls architecture and hardware abstractions for effective software solutions.
• Design, develop, and implement Physics and Controls requirements to continuously improve software for mechatronic controls, diagnostics strategies, and controller communication.
• Maintain an understanding of Ethernet standards and its application and automotive communication protocols like CAN, LIN, ARXML.
• Test & demonstrate software functionality & readiness, ensuring hardware agnostic solutions across all GM owned software.
• Document requirements for design solutions and link them to test cases that can demonstrate software functionality ensuring traceability.
• Utilize automated test tools in build environments, test benches, and vehicles to verify functionality at the Controller, System, and Vehicle level.
• Lead and provide guidance to your Agile Scrum team members, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Cook up coordination with various departments outside your organization such as Systems & Safety, Validation, Electrical Architecture, Software Defined Vehicle (SDV), Calibration, and Vehicle Performance.
• Embrace BDD/TDD software development methodologies to ensure Software Built In Quality, promoting early bug detection, and facilitating collaboration between developers, testers, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Leverage Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles to create optimized and modular software solutions.
• Utilize CI/CD pipelines for efficient development, testing, and deployment of software solutions, with a solid understanding of DevOps principles.
• Develop AI-driven diagnostics and predictive analytics to enhance fault detection, prognostics, and anomaly detection within embedded control systems.

Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• BS in Engineering – Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or BS in Computer Science.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with proven technical and professional skills in job-related area – embedded controls software for High Voltage Battery Systems.
• Automotive Safety experience (ISO26262).
• Strong background in system design, diagnostics strategies, and control systems for embedded software applications.
• Proficiency in testing strategies with hands-on experience in SiL, HiL, and Vehicle-Level testing frameworks.
• Proficient in C/C++ programming.
• Deep understanding of diagnostics strategies, software verification, and validation methodologies.
• Knowledge of virtual testing, DevOps, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
• Experience with JIRA and Scaled Agile Framework.
• High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, take initiative/self-directed.
• Consistent demonstration of innovative thinking that is customer centric.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

• MS in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or Computer Science.
• 8+ years of experience with proven technical and professional skills in job-related area – embedded controls software for High Voltage Battery Systems.
• Expert in C, C++, Matlab Simulink, Auto Code Generation, Python scripting.
• Experience with bootloader, embedded operating systems, controller communication or diagnostics, and complex device drivers.
• Working experience in AUTOSAR standards and methodology.
• Familiar with MISRA guidelines.
• Knowledge and experience with CAN, LIN, ARXML, or Ethernet communications protocol.
• Proficient with software architectures.

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