Battery Lab Automation & Test Systems Engineer

General Motors Company; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Lab Systems Engineer to manage the lab software ecosystem across GBSL, WBCIC and RWC, focusing on TCWS builds, LSIE toolchains, and metrics pipelines for 24/7 battery testing environments.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership of back-end environments, deployment pipelines and Windows test-fleet automation, with collaboration across DevOps, IT and lab operations onsite at the Warren Technical Center.

Qualifications

• B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• High level of interest in the vehicle electrification space.
• 2–7 years of software engineering, DevOps, or backend systems experience supporting production or test environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency in at least one high-level programming language, e.g. C, C++, C#, Java, Python.
• Experience supporting Windows-based test or production PCs in an enterprise or lab environment, including application installation and configuration.
• Experience with modern source control and CI/CD tooling such as Git/GitHub plus build and deployment pipelines.
• Proven ability to build automation or internal tools that improve software deployment, configuration management, or environment reliability.
• Proven ability to work independently in a complex environment while managing multiple projects with clear priorities and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Support testing PC builds, related test software configuration, and deployments across GBSL/WBCIC/RWC in partnership with DevOps engineers.
• Maintain software environments on critical test PCs by coordinating OS and security updates with IT while managing LSIE-owned applications plus configurations.
• Own lifecycle management for key test systems, including version control, compatibility planning, environment upgrades, and major platform migrations.
• Own the metrics pipeline for lab test systems across Influx, Telegraf, Grafana, and test automation systems
• Support and maintain LSIE’s test automation toolchain that underpins daily lab operations at GBSL/WBCIC/RWC.
• Maintain software change logs, configuration records, runbooks, and standard test PC images to support traceability, audit readiness, and faster root-cause analysis.
• Act as the technical bridge between LSIE, Computer Aided Testing (CAT), and IT for infrastructure decisions that affect the test environment.
• Evaluate, pilot, and implement tools from pertinent teams so they fit site needs
• Standardize software support approaches, toolchains, and configurations across GBSL/WBCIC/RWC to reduce redundant local solutions
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and escalation support for software issues that impact test execution, working with LSIE application engineers, lab operations, CAT, and IT.
• Plan and execute complex software and infrastructure changes that affect the labs including source control or license migrations, environment upgrades, and other enterprise-driven changes
• Support weekend or off-shift needs for planned changes and high-priority software issues.

Skills

Programming languages

Windows administration

Git/GitHub

Automation tools

Self-management

Education

B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Computer Science

M.S.E. in Electrical / Computer Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Git/GitHub

Ansible

Baramundi

InfluxDB

Grafana

LabView

TestStand

Viable CI/CD tooling (GitHub)

Confluence

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Lab Systems Engineer to manage the lab software ecosystem across GBSL, WBCIC and RWC, focusing on TCWS builds, LSIE toolchains, and metrics pipelines for 24/7 battery testing environments.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership of back-end environments, deployment pipelines and Windows test-fleet automation, with collaboration across DevOps, IT and lab operations onsite at the Warren Technical Center.