Staff System Engineer: Mechatronic Flash Programming Lead

General Motors; Milford Charter Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle program

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff System Engineer to lead flash programming for advanced mechatronic systems, aligning architecture, tools, and validation across GM vehicle programs. You will influence development, OTA, and service environments, working with software, hardware, diagnostics, and manufacturing teams in a hybrid setting.

You will mentor engineers, establish KPIs, and drive roadmaps for future architectures while ensuring secure, reliable software updates across development, OTA,

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 software

Automotive flash programming

Vehicle diagnostics

Software requirements

Scripting / test automation

Agile / SDLC

Wireshark PCAP analysis

Education

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

Tools

C++

Python

CAN/Ethernet diagnostics tools

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Staff System Engineer to lead flash programming for advanced mechatronic systems, aligning architecture, tools, and validation across GM vehicle programs. You will influence development, OTA, and service environments, working with software, hardware, diagnostics, and manufacturing teams in a hybrid setting.

You will mentor engineers, establish KPIs, and drive roadmaps for future architectures while ensuring secure, reliable software updates across development, OTA,