Senior Software Engineer - Serial Data / Vehicle Architecture

GM•Warren, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

General Motors is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop, validate, deploy, and maintain an agnostic software tool chain supporting multiple GM vehicle architectures and enabling Tier 1 suppliers to build software to GM specifications. The role owns the tool chain’s technical direction and requires expertise in serial data, requirements, and complex vehicle scenarios, including translating those scenarios into lower-level simulated environments for testing and validation. The position leads technical solution development, software system design, complex design analysis, and software anomaly correction. It also develops and maintains CAN and Ethernet test tools, designs and executes performance validation strategies, supports software integration and deployment, and maintains technical documentation. The engineer serves as a subject matter expert, mentors junior engineers, participates in continuous improvement, and stays current with automotive software trends and practices. This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI, or Milford, MI, three times per week. The role may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Requirements

At least 5–7 years of hands-on experience with Python and/or C#.
High-level experience with Vector / CAPL scripts.
Strong experience developing and maintaining software tool chains.
Strong understanding of serial data, requirements, and complex vehicle scenarios.
Ability to translate complex vehicle scenarios into lower-level simulated environments for testing and validation.
Experience supporting multiple vehicle architectures.
Ability to lead technical solution development, including requirements, analysis, development, and testing.
Experience with serial data CAN communication.
Experience with SOMEIP Ethernet communication development.
Experience with automotive cybersecurity.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external suppliers.
Experience creating technical documentation, including design specifications, user guides, and integrating test plans.
Ability to provide technical leadership, serve as a subject matter expert, and mentor junior engineers.
Experience debugging Ethernet communication protocols using tools such as Wireshark.

Responsibilities

Lead technical solution development, including requirements definition, functional decomposition, analysis, development, and testing for current, new, and major programs.
Lead software system design activities and software anomaly correction efforts.
Perform complex design analysis.
Promote and support common software engineering best practices across the software community.
Serve as a subject matter expert for at least one platform or application component and provide backup support for another.
Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives related to software development processes, methodologies, and tools.
Develop and maintain test tools for serial data CAN communication and Ethernet communication across vehicle architectures.
Design, develop, and execute performance validation strategies and tests for new and existing software features and systems.
Collaborate with Tier 1 suppliers, manufacturing, and integration teams to support software integration and deployment.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, test plans, user guides, and root cause analysis reports.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
Stay current on industry best practices, emerging technologies, and automotive software trends.