Mission Planning and Motion Control Software Engineer

General Motors; Brighton Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors in Michigan is seeking an Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Motion Controls Software Engineer to design, develop, test and implement ADAS Lateral Control software for Super Cruise and other GM Active Safety features.

You will promote innovation through collaborative software work, drive production software strategy across controllers, and ensure high performance, reusability, and reliable in‑vehicle validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time ADAS algorithms for autonomous driving features and improve calibration efficiency.
• Build CI/CD pipeline to validate feature control performance for each change.
• Verify software with unit tests, SIL/HIL, and in-vehicle tests.
• Participate in software change management.
• Maintain performance on test vehicles and manage the test fleet.

Job description

Job Description

At General Motors, we are committed to creating a world with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion. Our innovative team of engineers and developers is at the forefront of transforming mobility and redefining the future of transportation. Join us and be a part of a team that drives change and delivers cutting‑edge solutions like Super Cruise Hands-Free Automated Driving.

The Role

We are seeking an Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Motion Controls Software engineer to support design, development, testing and implementation of ADAS Lateral Control software for Super Cruise and other GM Active Safety features. As an ADAS Mission Planning and Motion Controls engineer, you will promote innovation through inspired software development work and provide effective cross team collaboration. You will play a pivotal role in helping to define and execute GM's ADAS current production and future product software strategy across all controllers, ensuring seamless coordination of software deliveries. The ADAS Mission Planning and Motion Controls Software Engineer will be responsible for the delivery of production active safety and automated driving software with speed and quality and with focus on efficient software design and optimized software architecture to maximize reuse across all scalable ADAS platforms. This engineer will collaborate with other ADAS application software engineering teams to deliver ADAS software products with industry leading performance and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop algorithms and real-time software for automated/autonomous driving features, such as Lane Keep Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, Super Cruise 2.0, Super Cruise 3.0 and Front/Rear Impact Mitigation, that raise baseline performance to desired levels and reduces manual calibration effort
• Develop CI/CD pipeline that continuously validates feature control performance for each software change
• Conduct software verification and robust feature validation using unit testing, SIL/HIL, and extensive in-vehicle performance testing
• Participate in the software change management process
• Maintain the latest performance on test vehicles and management of vehicle test fleet