Senior Embedded Controls Engineer – Low-Voltage EV Power (Hybrid)

General Motors Company; Milford Charter Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company is seeking a Senior Controls Software Engineer to advance embedded controller software for VIP and SDV2.0 architectures within the EPSI/LVI group. You will contribute to vehicle mechatronics, develop innovative control strategies, and collaborate across engineering teams to deliver robust low voltage power solutions for GM's vehicle portfolio.

This hybrid role involves on-site work several days per week, cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring safety and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant discipline.
• 5+ years of engineering experience related to embedded controls, calibration, integration, or software development.
• Proficiency in C, C++, and/or Python.
• Understanding of embedded controls development and delivery processes, including SAFE/Agile.
• Experience using embedded controls test assets (SIL, HIL, Vehicle) and tools (INCA, MDA).
• Expert ability to capture and analyze data to verify system and feature performance.
• Proficiency with control system theory and application to embedded systems including state space feedback control, adaptive control, and model predictive control.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of controls development for complex low voltage related features in embedded C and C++.
• Research and develop novel solutions to controls challenges.
• Contribute to ART Feature and user story elaboration into individual work items and ensure definition of done and acceptance criteria.
• Provide information as required to calibration procedures.
• Ensure compliance to safety and governmental regulations while following GM-internal best practices.
• Collaborate with System Engineers, other Software Engineers, Architects, Calibrators, Scrum Managers and Scrum Leaders for robust design.
• Design and manage key strategic interfaces to enable component reuse and consistency with standard methodologies.
• Lead and support other specialists in root cause analysis and resolution of issues in low voltage electric power domain.
• Verify functional performance of controls designs through testing (Unit, HIL, SIL, Vehicle), data analysis, and verification of acceptance criteria.
• Document Intellectual Property.
• Participate in Program Increment Planning, DSU, iteration reviews, ART inspection and adapt sessions.
• Build the capability of the team through mentorship, training materials, tools development.
• Identify opportunities and drive improvement initiatives for process, workflow, and strategic changes.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded controls

Data analysis

Control theory

State space / adaptive / MPC

Education

Bachelors degree or higher in Engineering/CS

Tools

INCA

MDA

Job description

General Motors Company is seeking a Senior Controls Software Engineer to advance embedded controller software for VIP and SDV2.0 architectures within the EPSI/LVI group. You will contribute to vehicle mechatronics, develop innovative control strategies, and collaborate across engineering teams to deliver robust low voltage power solutions for GM's vehicle portfolio.

This hybrid role involves on-site work several days per week, cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring safety and regulatory