Entry Level Software Quality & Testing Engineer

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Relocation assistance

GM vehicle discounts

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Software Quality & Testing Engineer to elevate the software built-in quality for next-gen GM embedded controllers within the Vehicle Software and Electronics Engineering organization. You will collaborate with product owners, developers, and testers to ideate, create, and execute software behavior tests using Agile methods and BDD.

The role requires developing test cases, automating tests, and executing plans across hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, and

Qualifications

• Pursuit of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechatronics, Software, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.
• Must be graduating between Dec 2026 – June 2027.
• Must be able to work in Southeast Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Develop test cases to assess software products at the solution, system and feature level.
• Identify software anomalies, missed requirements and performance issues early in development.
• Develop robust continuous automation methods using tools such as robot or other test automation frameworks.
• Understand functional, safety, and compliance requirements, implementing appropriate test plans and setups.
• Execute test plans on hardware and software in-the-loop simulators, test benches and vehicles.
• Document and share learnings to build a team knowledge base.
• Collaborate with controls, diagnostic, system engineering and software teams to define acceptance criteria.
• Travel as required.

Skills

Python

BDD

Agile methods

Education

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

Tools

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Jira

dSPACE ControlDesk

CppUTest

MATLAB/Simulink

CarSim

CANoe/CANape

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.

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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