Software Controls Engineer - Electrification

General Motors; Milford (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company is seeking a Software Engineer for the Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls team. This hybrid role involves developing and testing software solutions for electrified vehicles, focusing on high voltage energy transfer and communication protocols. Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in embedded systems and a passion for innovation in the automotive sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in software development for embedded control systems.
• Familiarity with communication protocols like Ethernet, CAN, and LIN.
• Knowledge of safety requirements and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality software for embedded controls systems.
• Ensure compliance with safety and government regulations.
• Design and implement software solutions for High Voltage Energy Transfer.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Creativity

Agile Methodologies

Embedded Systems

Communication Protocols

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Milford, Michigan three times per week, at minimum.

The Role

The Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls, (VMEC), Battery Energy Transfer ART (Agile Release Train) has an opening for Software Engineers. VMEC is a production level group that supports the definition, design and development of charging control systems, diagnostics, and controller communication software. In this role, you will directly impact the GM vehicles that drive down the road! We are seeking creative, highly motivated, agile thinkers with passion and expertise in controls and software with great attention to detail. As a Software Engineer at GM, you will be working in the Battery Energy Transfer domain covering features such as Charging & Discharging interfaces, communications, & protocols to enable an electrified vehicle to successfully charge and discharge the high voltage battery. You will design, implement, and test software solutions deployed across GM’s electrified vehicle portfolio. You will use your creativity to develop features to support the EV ecosystem included but not limited to V2x features, EVSE interfaces, and charging protocols (DIN/ISO, CCS, NACS, CHAdeMO, etc.). Your work will contribute directly to GM's vision of a world with ZERO Crashes, ZERO Emissions, and ZERO Congestion.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver high-quality software for embedded controls systems in the electrification space, specifically for High Voltage Energy Transfer.

• Ensure compliance with safety requirements, government regulations, and GM-internal policies (e.g., MISRA guidelines).

• Adhere to best software design principles, utilizing design patterns and understanding supervisory controls architecture and hardware abstractions for effective software solutions.

• Design, develop, and implement Physics and Controls requirements to continuously improve software for mechatronic controls, diagnostics strategies, and controller communication.

• Maintain an understanding of communication protocols such as Ethernet, CAN, LIN, ARXML.

• Test & demonstrate software functionality & readiness, ensuring hardware agnostic solutions across all GM-owned software.

• Document requirements for design solutions and link them to test cases that can demonstrate software functionality ensuring traceability.

• Utilize automated test tools in build environments, test benches, and vehicles to verify functionality at the Controller, System, and Vehicle level.

• Lead and provide guidance to your Agile Scrum team members, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.

• Coordinate with various departments outside your organization such as Systems & Safety, Validation, Electrical Architecture, Software Defined Vehicle (SDV), Calibration, and Vehicle Performance.

• Embrace BDD (Behavior Driven Development) and TDD Test-Driven Development) software development methodologies to ensure Software Built-In Quality, promoting early bug detection, and facilitating collaboration between developers, testers, and non-technical stakeholders.

• Familiarize yourself and work efficiently with Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles, leveraging them to create optimized and modular software solutions.

• Utilize CI/CD pipelines for efficient development, testing, and deployment of software solutions, with an understanding of DevOps principles.