Software Engineer - Electrification

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Detroit, MI
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The Role
As a Software Engineer at GM, you'll work in the Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls team, focusing on Battery Energy Transfer. You'll design, implement, and test software solutions for electrified vehicles, ensuring compliance with safety and government regulations while collaborating across departments to enhance EV technology.
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Description
Hybrid: This full-time position does not require an employee to be on-site full-time to perform most effectively. However, this position requires an employee to be onsite at least three days a week .
The Role:
As a Software Engineer at GM, you will be a part of the Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls (VMEC) team, working in the Battery Energy Transfer domain: Charging & Discharging interfaces, communications, & protocols, and displays to enable an electrified vehicle to successfully charge and discharge. You will design, implement, and test software solutions deployed across GM's electrified vehicle portfolio. You will use your creativity to develop features to support the EV ecosystem included but not limited to V2x features, EVSE interfaces, and charging protocols (DIN/ISO, CCS, NACS, CHAdeMO, etc.). Your work will contribute directly to GM's vision of a world with ZERO Crashes, ZERO Emissions, and ZERO Congestion.
What You'll Do:

  • Deliver high-quality software for embedded controls systems in the electrification space, specifically for Battery Energy Transfer.
  • Ensure compliance with safety requirements, government regulations, and GM-internal policies (e.g., MISRA guidelines).
  • Adhere to best 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.
  • Maintain an understanding of communication protocols such as 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 yourself 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 an understanding of DevOps principles.


Additional Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • BS in Engineering - Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, or other applicable engineering degrees.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience with proven technical and professional skills in a job-related area - embedded controls software.
  • Proficient in C, C++programming.
  • Excellent levels of interpersonal and relationship management skills to effectively collaborate with varying levels of the organization as required.
  • High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, take initiative/self-directed.
  • Consistent demonstration of innovative thinking that is customer-centric.


What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

  • MS in Engineering - Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, or MS in Computer Science.
  • 5+ years of experience with proven technical and professional skills in a job-related area - embedded controls software.
  • Matlab Simulink, Auto Code Generation, Python scripting.
  • Experience with JIRA, GIT, and Scaled Agile Framework.
  • Experience with controller communication, diagnostics, and complex device drivers.
  • Working experience in AUTOSAR standards and methodology.
  • Experience in BDD/TDD testing methodologies.
  • Familiar with MISRA guidelines.
  • Knowledge and experience with CAN, LIN, ARXML, or Ethernet communications protocol.
  • Experienced in Electrification Controls & Software.
  • Experienced in Charging protocols.


About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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Diversity Information
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement (U.S.)
General Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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At General Motors, our vision is to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion. We wholeheartedly embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer, and more equitable for all.

Our industry and company are undergoing a once-in-a-lifetime technological transformation, which is reshaping our approach to technology and innovation. We are expanding our horizons through new technology platforms and driving innovations that deliver exceptional value to our customers.

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