Staff Technical Specialist - HW/SW Integration

General Motors LLC; United States; Híbrido; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

General Motors LLC is seeking a Senior Hardware/Software Integration Lead to drive the integration of complex systems across GM’s vehicle architecture. You will work with engineering, validation, manufacturing, and supplier teams to ensure on-time delivery through concept, design, validation, and production readiness.

You will coordinate hardware and software interfaces, manage requirements, and lead cross-functional teams to resolve issues.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Significant experience in hardware/software integration, embedded systems, vehicle electronics, or automotive product development.
• Strong understanding of electronic control units, zonal architectures, networking and vehicle software systems.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams across engineering, validation, manufacturing, and supplier organizations.
• Experience with requirements management, system architecture, software delivery planning, and issue resolution.
• Strong problem-solving, project leadership, and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as the primary technical interface between hardware design, GM software, validation, manufacturing, and leadership.
• Lead hardware and software integration activities across the product lifecycle from concept to production.
• Develop alignment between hardware/software architectures, interfaces, and system requirements.
• Define and drive ownership, integration plans, and delivery commitments across stakeholders.
• Represent Aggregator and Extender systems in program reviews and leadership meetings.
• Lead integration planning to keep hardware and software deliverables synchronized and on schedule.
• Coordinate software timing plans to meet milestone dates and software maturity objectives.
• Lead and support hardware-driven requirements development and change management.
• Drive requirement updates impacting mechatronics and low-voltage software systems.
• Maintain traceability between hardware, software, and vehicle requirements and perform root-cause analysis when needed.

Conhecimentos

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Project leadership

Requirements management

System architecture

Software delivery planning

Issue resolution

Hardware/software integration

Embedded systems

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Eng./Comp Eng./CS/Mechanical or related

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical interface between Aggregator/Extender hardware product design teams, GM software organizations, component validation teams, manufacturing engineering, and vehicle program leadership.
• Lead hardware and software integration activities across the complete product development lifecycle, from concept and design through validation and production execution.
• Develop and maintain alignment between hardware architecture, software architecture, interfaces, and system requirements.
• Define and drive RASIC ownership, integration plans, and delivery commitments across hardware, software, validation, and manufacturing stakeholders.
• Represent Aggregator and Extender systems in Vehicle Program Team reviews, Product Development Team (PDT) meetings, and executive leadership reviews.
• Develop a deep understanding of: Zonal Hardware Product Design, including Aggregator and Extender platforms, High-Speed In-Vehicle Systems (HSIS), Mechatronics software architecture, Local and remote software applications, Central Compute Unit (CCU) interfaces, Hardware validation and manufacturing processes.
• Interpret system requirements and software content needs throughout all program phases, including Design, PreDV, DV, PV, and production readiness milestones.
• Lead integration planning and execution activities to ensure hardware and software deliverables remain synchronized and on schedule.
• Coordinate software timing plans to achieve program milestone dates and software maturity objectives.
• Lead and support hardware-driven requirements development and change management activities.
• Drive CTRS and subsystem requirement updates impacting mechatronics and low-voltage software systems.
• Maintain software functional component specifications and ensure traceability between hardware, software, and vehicle requirements.
• Assess requirement changes for program impact and coordinate implementation across affected teams.
• Lead hardware/software integration troubleshooting efforts across development labs, integration benches, manufacturing facilities, supplier locations, and dealership environments.
• Support bench testing, system integration testing, and vehicle validation activities.
• Coordinate validation readiness across key milestones including: CVF, PPTB, PTB, PPV, MVB, SORP.
• Drive root-cause analysis and resolution of complex cross-functional integration issues.
• Escalate critical risks and technical roadblocks as needed to ensure program success.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to ensure readiness for Environmental (ENV), Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), End-of-Line (EOL), and production validation requirements.
• Support manufacturing launch activities and ensure software and hardware deployment readiness.
• Partner with sourcing and purchasing teams to support supplier selection and infrastructure procurement activities.
• Coordinate diagnostic development, integration, validation, and production implementation for Aggregator and Extender functions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Significant experience in hardware/software integration, embedded systems, vehicle electronics, or automotive product development.
• Strong understanding of electronic control units, zonal architectures, networking, vehicle software systems, and hardware development processes.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams across engineering, validation, manufacturing, and supplier organizations.
• Experience with requirements management, system architecture, software delivery planning, and issue resolution.
• Strong problem-solving, project leadership, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience with zonal vehicle architectures, Aggregator/Extender systems, CCU platforms, or automotive compute/connectivity systems.
• Knowledge of vehicle diagnostics, validation processes, EMC testing, manufacturing launch activities, and software release management.
• Experience working with automotive suppliers and global engineering organizations.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and systems engineering best practices.

What You'll Do

You will lead the integration of complex hardware and software systems that enable GM's next-generation vehicle architecture, ensuring seamless execution from concept through production launch. Working across engineering, validation, manufacturing, and program teams, you will help deliver robust, high-quality vehicle electronics platforms that support the future of software-defined vehicles.

Hybrid Role

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}. This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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