Body Control Module Product Software Design Release Engineer DRE

GM • Milford, MI

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

The VMEC BCM Product Software DRE is a software-focused role responsible for the embedded software behavior, quality, and release flow for Body Control Module (BCM)/Electronic Level Module (ELM) and related body-domain controllers. This position owns software content, software issues, and software-driven customer behavior, ensuring quality, calibration alignment, and program delivery of software features for current and future vehicle programs. The role acts as the technical lead for software quality, feature tracking, calibration impact, and end-to-end ownership of software-related issues across Agile Release Trains (ARTs), ensuring alignment between software development, calibration integration, and release visibility. The DRE serves as the single point of contact for product-level software concerns in the BCM/ELM domain, providing technical direction and status to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 5–7 years of experience in embedded software development, software integration, or software release engineering (automotive experience strongly preferred).
• Working knowledge of automotive software development processes and standards (ASPICE, ISO 26262, etc.).
• Familiarity with CAN/LIN communication protocols, Vector tools (CANoe, CANalyzer), and log analysis.
• Experience with JIRA, Git-based ecosystems, and software configuration management.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with demonstrated experience driving software issues from report to root cause and verified fix.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable interacting with cross-functional teams and leadership, and presenting technical content clearly and concisely.
• Ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Prior experience as a DRE or Software Release Owner for embedded automotive modules (preferably BCM or other body-domain controllers).
• Understanding of GM Global BOMS (Bill of Materials), WERS, PRTS, and calibration workflows, including approval and delivery processes.
• Exposure to calibration tools such as ACAL and test archive generation processes.
• Experience working with supplier software teams and managing delivery, integration, and quality of supplier software to a GM program.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical investigations of software and calibration issues across all ARTs affecting BCM/ELM modules using tools like CANoe, CANalyzer, VSpy, and Lauterbach to analyze logs, debug software, trace faults, and drive root cause resolution.
• Collaborate with Component Integration Engineers and bench owners to plan and execute bench and vehicle evaluations, define setups, confirm reproducibility, and verify fixes.
• Perform RPN-based risk assessments, lead read-across analyses to other programs and variants, and ensure visibility of outcomes in program risk registers and launch readiness discussions.
• Act as a calibration subject matter expert, understanding how calibration parameters influence software behavior, reviewing calibration change requests, and planning evaluations with calibration engineers.
• Review Jira Needs, Features, and Stories for calibration and feature alignment, ensuring ART backlogs and PI plans reflect necessary work.
• Provide data-backed readiness assessments at key milestones and inform PVCLs and Program DREs of product-level impacts and LRD needs.
• Support program forums and gate reviews as the voice of BCM/ELM product software.
• Serve as the bridge between ARTs and subsystem engineering to maintain requirement traceability, clarify ownership and interfaces, and advocate for the body-domain software perspective.

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees