Vehicle Systems Engineer

generalmotors; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors in Warren, MI is seeking a Validation Engineer to lead OTA programming initiatives, coordinating between Product Development, Aftersales Engineering, CX, and other teams to ensure robust software updates from inception through delivery.

The role focuses on developing validation plans, resolving issues with multi-functional ownership, and documenting scalable processes for future team members. Expect about 10% travel to client sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and System Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Five years of experience as a Validation Engineer, Junior Data Analyst, Engineering Technician, or related occupation.
• Three years of experience with SQL queries in relational databases and Hive.
• Two years of experience with 8D and 5 Why’s problem solving; project management; automotive electrical systems and vehicle programming; and related processes.
• One year of experience with OTA update management.

Responsibilities

• Understand core strategies, feature requirements, and UX requirements for OTA programming.
• Lead multi-functional effort supporting software updates from inception to delivery.
• Collaborate with Validation to develop and execute a comprehensive validation plan.
• Establish launch plans for each assigned project and drive issue resolution across teams.
• Document scalable processes for multi-functional use and onboard new team members.
• Travel to client sites domestically (approximately 10%).

Skills

Problem solving

Project management

Automotive electrical systems

Vehicle programming

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and System Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

ECM

SPR

PRTS

GSIM

R2T2

GSPAS

Vehicle Spy

CANalyzer

Hive

Relational databases

SQL

OTA update management

Job description

Job Description

DUTIES:

Understand core strategies, feature requirements, UX requirements and operational process requirements for OTA programming. Understand implementation project timelines and vehicle program rollout timing. Lead multi-functional effort of Product Development, Aftersales Engineering, CX, and other resources who support software updates, from project inception, validation, approval process through delivery. Collaborate with the Validation organization to develop and execute a comprehensive validation plan to ensure robust field performance; establish launch plan for each assigned project. Passion for resolution of all issues surfaced during development process that lack a natural owner or require multi-functional coordination. Drive formal closed-loop-learning for issues identified during update campaigns back to natural owners to ensure long‑term corrective action. Define and Refine robust scalable processes and formally document for consumption by multi-functional team members as well as new team members. 10% travel to client sites domestically.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and System Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field of study. Five (5) years of experience as a Validation Engineer, Junior Data Analyst, Engineering Technician, or a related occupation. Three (3) years of experience with: Database management including optimizing SQL queries in relational databases and big data platforms including Hive. Two (2) years of experience with: Exercising 8D and 5 Why’s problem solving technique to identify root cause and propose expected improvements from failure fixes; Project management; Automotive electrical systems and vehicle programming; Operational process requirement including Back Office processes for connected vehicle services; and Software Release tools including Engineering Change Management (ECM), Soft Part Release (SPR), Problem Resolution and Tracking system (PRTS), GlobalSIM (GSIM), Remote Reflash Test Tool (R2T2). Global Softpart Authoring System (GSPAS), Vehicle Control Application Management, and Vehicle Spy and CANalyzer. One (1) year of experience with: OTA update management.

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