Senior Software Engineer – Battery Systems Controls

General Motors • Milford, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Work Arrangement: Remote: This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of [Austin, Detroit, Warren, Milford or Mountain View], you are expected to report to that location three times a week, at minimum. The Role: As a Senior Applied AI 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). Your focus will be on developing and delivering high-quality software and AI solutions for embedded control systems, specifically for Battery Systems Controls within GM’s EV portfolio. Your work will contribute directly to GM's vision of a world with ZERO Crashes, ZERO Emissions, and ZERO Congestion.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering – Electrical, Mechanical, Computer or BS in Computer Science.
• 5+ years of experience with proven technical and professional skills in job-related area – embedded controls software.
• Proficient in C, Python programming.
• Expertise in troubleshooting field issues.
• Familiar with AI solutions/applications.
• High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, take initiative/self-directed.
• Consistent demonstration of innovative thinking that is customer-centric.

Nice To Haves

• 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.
• Expert in C, Python, MATLAB Simulink, Auto Code Generation, C++.
• Experience with JIRA, GIT, and Scaled Agile Framework.
• Experience with controller communication, diagnostics, and complex device drivers.
• Strong skills in data analytics, processing large datasets to enable AI/ML-ready outputs.
• Working experience in AUTOSAR standards and methodology.
• Familiar with MISRA guidelines.
• Knowledge and experience with Ethernet, CAN, LIN, ARXML, or Ethernet communications protocol.
• Proficient with software architectures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality software and product-ready AI solutions for embedded controls systems in the electrification space, specifically for Battery Systems Controls.
• 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.
• Leverage AI to drive productivity and deliver cutting-edge solutions.
• Maintain an understanding of Ethernet standards and its application and automotive communication protocols like Ethernet, 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.
• Coordinate 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.
• Familiarize and work efficiently with Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles, leveraging them 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.

Benefits

• GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs.
• Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
• This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

What This Job Offers

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