Staff System Engineer: Mechatronic Flash Programming

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

General Motors seeks a Staff System Engineer specializing in Mechatronic Flash Programming to define, implement, and improve flash-programming requirements and validation strategies for advanced mechatronic systems across GM vehicle programs.

The engineer will serve as a technical lead across development, manufacturing, OTA, and service programming environments, connecting system requirements, embedded software, diagnostics, vehicle networks, and test automation to deliver reliable updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree 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.

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 KPIs for flash programming quality and efficiency.

Skills

Embedded systems

Automotive flash programming

Diagnostics experience

Software requirements

Test automation

Agile methods

C++

Python

C#

Vehicle networks

Wireshark

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

Wireshark

Job description

General Motors seeks a Staff System Engineer specializing in Mechatronic Flash Programming to define, implement, and improve flash-programming requirements and validation strategies for advanced mechatronic systems across GM vehicle programs.

The engineer will serve as a technical lead across development, manufacturing, OTA, and service programming environments, connecting system requirements, embedded software, diagnostics, vehicle networks, and test automation to deliver reliable updates.