Principal Engineer, Body Control Subsystem Integration – Compliance & Regulations

General Motors•Warren, MI

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Principal Software Engineer at General Motors should be an experienced leader who cares deeply about software and software quality. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for broad oversight and ownership of safety and regulatory design compliance for all features in the Body Controls domain across the subsystems of Occupant Protection, Occupant Position, Occupant Cabin Comfort, Lighting & Visibility, and Secure Vehicle Access. This responsibility will extend to designing, documenting, and guiding the implementation of complex, highly scalable, embedded software in C/C++. Your work will guarantee that the continued evolution and innovation of Body Controls Software while sustaining a strong and forward-thinking compliance posture. At General Motors, we believe in engineering leaders who remain deeply technical and understand the challenges their teams are facing. The ideal candidate will be comfortable switching context from programming in C/C++, designing elegant software architectures, defining how to test, benchmark, and debug complex systems, engaging with third parties (including standards bodies and regulatory teams) and providing mentorship for staff and senior software engineers.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Electrical Engineering, or related degree
10+ years of experience in Embedded Software development and launching quality software into production
Demonstrated successful technical track record leading software development teams in complex system environments
Experience with safety critical development and testing in regulated environments (examples include FDA, FAA, Automotive, Aerospace)
Experience with real-time operating systems or middleware
Proficiency with C/C++
This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading external standards committees
Experience interfacing with or advising regulators and policy makers
Experience developing on and for embedded RTOS / Linux / POSIX systems
Experience applying and mentoring team members on software best practices
Experience with embedded build systems, CI/CD and test automation

Responsibilities

Define and lead software compliance strategy for new technology and highly complex features for Body Controls Platform development with a focus on Occupant Protection, Occupant Position, Occupant Cabin Comfort, Lighting & Visibility, Secure Vehicle Access, and abstraction layers
Define a compliance & technology roadmap
Drive architecture standards, patterns, and principles, actively engaging with and leading third party standards initiatives
Serve as subject matter expert on analyzing, judging, and advising on disposition of technical matters related to safety, regulation and compliance
Establish a forward looking external posture on emerging trends and standards impacting the Body Controls domains
Work across orgs to ensure that the joint architecture across the full stack is coherent and can solve relevant problems
Maintain alignment between senior leadership and engineering teams through effective executive communication
Maintain high-quality bar in projects from the start and champion quality improvements by implementing better technical practices
Work with other teams to ensure the system level architecture and strategies for compliance are implemented
Initiate large projects with complex architecture, breaking it down to the right logical components so others can be utilized effectively
Improve and deliver reliable software through requirements generation, continuous integration, automated testing, issue tracking, and code reviews
Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentorship to Senior and Staff engineers as they propose, prototype, evaluate, and iterate solutions, as well as through their career progression
Lead large initiatives involving many stakeholders by driving impact analysis, and ensuring alignment with the larger architectural roadmap