Software Controls Engineer - VMEC

General Motors of Canada; Milford (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading automotive company as a Software Engineer focused on Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls. In this hybrid position, you will develop software solutions driving innovative vehicle features while collaborating with diverse engineering teams, contributing to GM's vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion. Your skills in embedded software, C programming, and agile methodologies will be key to your success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of embedded software/controls development experience.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and fully autonomously.
• Experience in production domain focusing on vehicle level issues is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test software solutions for GM's vehicle portfolio.
• Develop controls software and diagnostic algorithms for next-gen vehicles.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with multi-disciplined engineering teams.

Skills

Embedded software development

C language programming

Simulink

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering

Tools

GIT

MATLAB Simulink

Job description

Job Description

Hybrid: This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their primary location (Milford, MI) three times per week, at minimum.

Relocation:

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits

The Role:

The Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls is a production level group that supports the definition, design, and development of all embedded controllers that impact vehicle motion.Our Scrum teams work in an Agile framework and are responsible for Software Requirements, Software Development, Testing and Verification.

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 Vehicle supervisory controls domain developing amazing customer facing features such as Driver mode control, Driver requests, Range select, Speed control features like One Pedal drive, Regen on demand, Cruise control, Adaptive cruise control, Regen on demand ,Vehicle operating modes, related communications, & protocols to enable safe and desired driver experiences.

What You’ll do:

• You will design, implement, and test software solutions deployed across GM’s vehicle portfolio.
• Design, develop and implement controls software and diagnostic algorithms for GM’s current and next generation vehicle portfolio.
• Work closely with multi-disciplined engineering teams to interpret functional requirements to translate and implement appropriate control and software strategies.
• Create and integrate software in hand-coded C, occasionally in MATLAB Simulink models.
• Create or modify Unit test cases and Multicomponent test cases to ensure thorough software testing.
• Leverage GM’s virtual systems, benches, and vehicles to verify and validate systems behaviors and performance.
• Works cross-functionally with Product, System, Calibration, Program, and other agile release train teams to ensure robust design.
• Participate in the Agile Team and Agile ceremonies as required.
• 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.
• Utilize CI/CD pipelines for efficient development, testing, and deployment of software solutions, with an understanding of DevOps principles

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Minimum 2 years of embedded software/controls development experience
• Skilled with software coding (C-language), Simulink/State flow, GIT environment(s), plant modeling
• Development / testing experience on SIL/HIL or other virtual environments
• Ability to manage time and meet deliverable timing is critical.
• High analytical ability, effective communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills required to build relationships with local and global team members and customers to resolve issues.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mechatronics, Software, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and full autonomy.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

• Technical problem-solving skills and experience in the production domain to address vehicle level issues.
• Knowledge of embedded compiler, debugging tools and software
• SAFe Agile certified.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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