Staff System Engineer- Mechatronic Flash Programming

General Motors Africa & Middle East; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff System Engineer focused on Mechatronic Flash Programming to define and improve flash‑programming requirements, architectures, tools, and validation strategies for advanced mechatronic systems across GM vehicle programs.

You will serve as a technical lead across development, manufacturing, OTA, and service programming environments, linking system requirements, embedded software, diagnostics, cybersecurity, and test automation to deliver reliable vehicle software

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Software Development with embedded systems or automotive applications.
• Experience with automotive flash programming, embedded systems, diagnostics, and software requirements.
• Experience developing or reviewing software, scripts, engineering tools, or test automation.
• Experience with agile software development and lifecycle processes.
• Experience using Wireshark or similar tools to analyze PCAP and diagnostic traffic.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver flash-programming requirements and solutions for advanced mechatronic systems across GM vehicle programs.
• Lead programming strategies for development, manufacturing, OTA, and service environments.
• Partner with software, hardware, diagnostics, cybersecurity, manufacturing, and vehicle-integration teams to deliver reliable solutions.
• Develop and improve programming tools, diagnostics, scripts, and automated tests.
• Analyze programming issues, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions.
• Maintain requirements, test coverage, traceability, and technical documentation.
• Establish reusable standards and practices that improve programming quality, efficiency, and scalability.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and roadmap direction for programming capabilities in future architectures.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on complex programming tasks.
• Define and track KPIs for flash programming quality and efficiency.

Skills

Embedded systems

Flash programming

Diagnostics

Software requirements

Agile methods

C++/Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Wireshark

Scripting tools

Job description

The Team:

The Programming, EIO/HWIO (Ethernet Input/Output Hardware Input/Output) Systems Engineering Team represents two of the eight Mech Infra Systems teams: the Mech Infra Programming System and the Controller Hardware System (EIO/HWIO); the other six are Diagnostics, Ethernet Communications, Non-Ethernet Communications, Power Management, Safety, and Cybersecurity. The Programming System owns the end-to-end strategy, requirements, flows, test automation, and recovery behavior that enable SDV ECUs to be safely, securely, and repeatably programmed and updated across development, manufacturing, service, and field environments. The EIO/HWIO System defines and validates controller input/output capabilities—including sensing, actuation, diagnostics, I/O mapping, performance, and voltage-reference monitoring—to ensure controllers and Ethernet I/O devices operate reliably and are diagnosable. Together, these two systems represent complementary areas of Mech Infra SW: Programming manages how software is delivered and updated, while EIO/HWIO enables the controller-level interfaces through which the system interacts with physical devices. Programming also supports any previous electrical architectures such as VIP.

The Role:

General Motors is currently seeking a Staff System Engineer specializing in Mechatronic Flash Programming. This role will define, implement, and continuously improve flash-programming requirements, architectures, tools, and validation strategies for advanced mechatronic systems across GM vehicle programs. The engineer will serve as a technical lead across development, manufacturing, over-the-air (OTA), and service programming environments. The role connects system requirements, embedded software, diagnostics, vehicle networks, programming tools, test automation, cybersecurity, and manufacturing execution to deliver reliable and efficient vehicle software updates.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

Define and deliver flash-programming requirements and solutions for advanced mechatronic systems across GM vehicle programs. Lead programming strategies for development, manufacturing, OTA, and service environments. Partner with software, hardware, diagnostics, cybersecurity, manufacturing, and vehicle-integration teams to deliver reliable solutions. Develop and improve programming tools, diagnostics, scripts, and automated tests. Analyze programming issues, identify root causes, and drive effective corrective actions. Maintain requirements, test coverage, traceability, and technical documentation. Establish reusable standards and practices that improve programming quality, efficiency, and scalability. Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and roadmap direction for programming capabilities in future architectures. Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on complex programming tasks. Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for flash programming quality and efficiency.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. 10+ years of experience in Software Development, with a strong focus on embedded systems or automotive applications. Strong experience with automotive flash programming, embedded systems, vehicle diagnostics, and software requirements. Experience developing or reviewing software, scripts, engineering tools, or test automation. Experience across the software or systems development lifecycle and with agile methods. Experience using Wireshark or similar tools to analyze PCAP and diagnostic traffic.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. Experience with automotive diagnostic protocols (e.g., UDS) and vehicle communication networks (e.g., CAN, Ethernet) is highly desirable. Experience programming clients and interfaces. Experience with programming archives, binary and calibration content, utility files, interpreter specifications, archive parsers, or content-selection tools. Experience with manufacturing end-of-line programming, OTA programming, or dealership programming. Experience with C++, Python, C#, or other languages used for tool development and automation. Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to enhance productivity, solve complex problems, and validate outputs. Experience with Software defined vehicle architectures, centralized computing, vehicle gateways, aggregators, system managers, or virtual ECUs.

Company Vehicle:

Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}. Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

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