Lead Manufacturing Software Developer
About The Position
Global Manufacturing Electrical & SDV is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Software Application Developer to build and support the software applications used to validate vehicle electrical systems in manufacturing environments. This role helps ensure vehicles are tested, verified, and built correctly across GM assembly plants globally. You will work across manufacturing, software, IT, validation, and plant teams to develop and improve applications that support electrical testing, issue resolution, and first-time quality. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who enjoys solving complex software problems in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and mentoring other developers along the way.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Significant professional experience in software development, typically 7+ years, with demonstrated technical leadership
- Strong programming experience in one or more languages such as C, C++, C#, Java, or similar
- Proven ability to debug and troubleshoot complex systems, including interactions between software and physical components
- Experience developing or supporting software in manufacturing, industrial, test systems, embedded-adjacent, or similar technical environments
- Experience working in cross-functional environments with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Nice To Haves
- Experience with automotive manufacturing, end-of-line testing, or vehicle diagnostics
- Familiarity with CAN, UDS, DoIP, or similar communication protocols
- Exposure to firmware, hardware-integrated software, or embedded systems
- Familiarity with GitHub, Jira, and Visual Studio
- Experience with vehicle electrical systems, validation systems, or plant-floor applications
- Experience supporting production-critical applications in high-availability environments
- Experience in an assembly plant or industrial operations setting
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications used in vehicle electrical testing and manufacturing validation
- Troubleshoot and root-cause software and system issues affecting manufacturing test processes
- Support application validation on benches, development hardware, and vehicles
- Partner with manufacturing, IT, product engineering, and plant teams to deploy reliable solutions
- Lead technical problem-solving across multiple projects and help drive priorities to completion
- Mentor and support less-experienced developers through technical challenges and best practices
- Contribute to continuous improvement of manufacturing software tools, processes, and system performance
- Help ensure software solutions integrate effectively with plant and enterprise systems
Benefits
- Relocation benefits may be available for this role.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
