Entry Level Software Quality & Testing Engineer

General Motors; Milford Charter Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Software Quality & Testing Engineer in Michigan to elevate embedded software quality. You will collaborate with product owners, developers, and testers using Agile and BDD to design and run behavior tests for GM’s next generation controllers.

You will develop test cases, automate testing, and execute plans across hardware/software-in-the-loop environments, working with cross-functional teams. Hybrid work arrangement in Southeast Michigan is required.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechatronics, Software, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.
• Graduating December 2026 through June 2027.
• Able to work in Southeast Michigan and full-time (40 hours/week).
• Experience with Agile and test-driven development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop test cases for software products at solution, system, and feature levels.
• Build robust automation methods using test frameworks.
• Define and implement test plans for various hardware/software-in-the-loop environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish acceptance criteria and resolve issues.

Skills

Agile methods

BDD

Test automation

Python

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechatronics/Software/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitHub

Jira

Robot framework

dSPACE ControlDesk

Job description

Job Description

The Role:

We are looking for a Software Quality & Testing Engineer to help us elevate our software built-in quality to the next level in the Vehicle Software and Electronics Engineering organization! In this role you will be using Agile methods, such as behavior driven development (BDD), to collaborate with product owners, developers, and testers to ideate, create, and execute software behavior tests for the next generation of GM embedded controllers.

What You'll Do:

• Develop test cases to assess software products at the solution, system and feature level. Identify software anomalies, missed requirements and performance issues early in the development process
• Develop robust continuous automation methods using tools such the robot or other test automation framework
• Understand functional, safety, and compliance requirements, implementing appropriate test plans and setups
• Execute test plans on a variety of test environments such as hardware and software in-the-loop simulators, test benches and vehicles
• Identify, document and resolve software problems; contribute to the team knowledge base so common software errors, corner case situations and other learnings can be retained and shared
• Frequently collaborate with controls, diagnostic, system engineering and software cross-functional teams as well as other stakeholders to define effective acceptance criteria
• Travel as required

Required Qualifications:

• Pursuit of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in one of the following areas: Mechatronics, Software, Electrical, or Computer Engineering
• Must be graduating between Dec 2026 - June 2027
• Must be able to work in Southeast Michigan
• Able to work fulltime, 40 hours per week

Preferred Qualifications:

• Embedded software development or test experience
• Proficient with Python or other similar scripting languages (R, C, C++, MATLAB, VBA, or equivalent programming language)
• Experience reading and debugging source code in C/C++ language
• Knowledge of applied controls theory at the system level
• Working knowledge of the software development process
• Test automation (e.g., Jenkins), regression testing, and test procedure creation
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Software-in-the-loop test environment experience
• Hardware-in-the-loop test environment experience, including dSPACE ControlDesk
• CppUTest environment experience
• MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow experience
• Vehicle Dynamics / CarSim or other computer aided test experience
• Communication protocol and tool experience (Automotive Ethernet, CAN, LIN diagnostics, ETAS INCA, Intrepid NeoVI/VSpy/Comet/Galaxy, Vector CANoe/CANape tools)
• Experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jira and other configuration management, version control and code quality tools.
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) process and familiarity with Gherki
• Formula SAE, EcoCAR, or other Automotive related experience/clubs

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Milford, MI or Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.

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

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