Body Control Module Product Software Design Release Engineer DRE

General Motors • Milford, MI

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

The VMEC BCM Product Software DRE is a software-focused role within General Motors, specifically supporting the Body Control Module (BCM) and related body-domain controllers. This position is responsible for the embedded software behavior, quality, and release flow, with mechanical and hardware ownership remaining with other DRE roles. The Product Software DRE 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). This role ensures alignment between software development, calibration integration, and release visibility to all stakeholders, serving as the single point of contact for product-level software concerns in the BCM/ELM domain, providing clear technical direction and status for programs, leadership, and cross-functional partners. The position offers high visibility and impact on vehicle programs, providing opportunities for technical growth and system-level understanding of embedded electronics and controls in GM vehicles, influencing current and next-generation vehicle architectures.

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 in a clear, concise way.

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 such as CANoe, CANalyzer, VSpy, and Lauterbach to analyze logs, debug software, trace faults, and drive end-to-end root cause resolution with clear documentation of problem statements, data, fixes, and validation plans.
• Collaborate closely with Component Integration Engineers and bench owners to plan and execute bench and vehicle evaluations, define robust bench/vehicle setups, confirm issue reproducibility, and verify that proposed software and calibration fixes resolve concerns without side effects, while documenting findings for ARTs, program teams, and leadership.
• Perform comprehensive RPN-based risk assessments, lead read-across analyses to other programs and variants, ensure visibility of outcomes in program risk registers and launch readiness discussions, and maintain traceability from original concerns through read-across results to the software releases that address them.
• Understand how calibration parameters influence BCM/ELM software behavior, review and challenge calibration change requests, plan on-bench and in-vehicle evaluations with calibration engineers, ensure updates are correctly bundled into releases, and track and document calibration and feature changes per build to support communication, warranty investigations, field issues, and continuous process improvement.
• Regularly review Jira Needs, Features, and Stories for calibration and feature alignment, ensure ART backlogs and PI plans reflect the work needed for high-quality software, provide clear data-backed readiness assessments at key milestones, 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, and 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 in broader architectural discussions.

What This Job Offers

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