Safety Design Software Architect

General Motors; Milford (CT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Total Rewards resources

Wellness programs

Job summary

General Motors seeks a Software Architect to develop context and intent at the software level, defining requirements and interfaces for a scalable, safe high‑assurance system. You will analyze trade-offs, allocate subsystems, and guide the program with System Safety collaboration.

Expect leading safety investigations, mentoring engineers, and ensuring NFR adherence. The role supports Hybrid Work: 3 days in office, 2 days remote, with emphasis on DVUL/ASIL compliance and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 7 years in software architecture or related roles.
• 5 years with C/C++ and auto-code from Simulink; knowledge of DV/ASIL safety standards.
• 2 years with calibration tools, Simulink/MATLAB, DOORs, and GIT; OBDII and subsystems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Solution Context and Intent at the Software level and define requirements.
• Analyze trade-offs, allocate subsystems, and define interfaces and NFRs.
• Lead safety-related investigations and ensure system safety requirements are met.
• Mentor engineers and validate system safety monitors; support program and solution Kanban.

Skills

C/C++ Programming

Software Architect

Control theory

Model-based design

HIL/SiL testing

ISO26262

Safety-critical design

System safety concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Simulink

MATLAB

DOORs

Git environments

Model-based development tools

Job description

Job Description

DUTIES

Develop the Solution Context and Intent at the Software level by defining requirements and communicating the solution vision. Analyze technical trade-offs, determine the primary components and subsystems, identify the interfaces and collaborations between them, define Nonfunctional Requirements (NFRs), guide Enablers through the Program and Solution Kanban systems, and work with Product and Solution Management, System Safety, and Suppliers to help ensure the allocated System Safety requirements and strategy are met. Provide technical training and establish effective mechanisms of knowledge sharing. Lead high severity safety-related investigations and work with other Safety Design Software Architects to resolve safety issues. Analyze the full control system and visualize what issues and faults can occur and build designs that mitigate those risks. Participate with system safety engineering in planning and defining high-level design of the product solution; explore solution alternatives. Operate within the business constraints when analyzing the impact of design decisions. Architect the solution for scalability, maintainability, and testability. Define subsystems and their interfaces, allocate responsibilities to sub systems, understand solution deployment and communicate requirements for interactions with the solution context. Derive lower-level system requirements from the System Safety requirements for function or interfaces. Support the ARTs during Planning and Implementation with technical guidance, review system architecture designs in all areas of ART planning. Assist in Backlog refinements to identify safety critical features and functions. Ensure proper prioritization of safety critical requirements. Ensure adherence to Development Vehicle Usage Levels (DVUL) and Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) requirements and timelines. Plan and develop the architectural runway for the SW Safety strategy. Create enabler features, stories aligned to program and solution roadmap and safety cases. Advocate for enabler requirements supporting the system safety strategy. Provide and monitor the necessary adherence to appropriate design guidelines for safety critical software. Support built in quality and continuous compliance. Perform software safety analyses based on derived requirements allocated by system safety. Establish system safety requirements generated by the above analysis or decomposed from the allocated System Safety requirements. Define safety critical calibrations jointly with System Safety and Calibration Technical Specialist. Participate in the definition of product development requirements. Ensure proper completion of all necessary business records and documentation. Participate and validate system demonstration adherence to system safety requirements. Prioritize, along with other Safety Design System Architects, the scrum team’s backlog.

Define deliverables for scrum team development of system safety monitors. Mentor software and controls engineers into becoming capable Safety System Architects. Review system safety monitor designs and confirm overall quality. Hybrid Work Policy - 3 Days In Office, 2 Days Remote - Must be able to report to local office.

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related field of study and Seven (7) years of experience as a Software Architect, Software Engineer, Project Engineer, or related role. Five years of experience with: C/C++ Programming and auto-code generated from Simulink models; Applying the dynamic system modeling principles and control theories; Implementing safety-critical design feature including redundancy and fail-safe mechanisms; Software-in-the-Loop, Model-in-the-Loop, and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulation; Algorithm development and calibration for Transmission controls; and ISO26262 and applicable FMVSS standards. Two years of experience with: Calibration and rapid controller prototyping tools; Simulink, MATLAB, DOORs, and GIT environment(s), and plant modeling and analysis tools; OBDII standards related to transmission; and Major automotive subsystems.

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