Milford, Michigan, United States of America
14 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer – Power Management
Job Description

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Milford, MI three times a week, at minimum.

The Role:

The Low Voltage Infrastructure Team within the Embedded Platform Systems & Infrastructure (EPSI) organization focuses on developing systems and controls for on-vehicle low voltage power generation, energy storage, power management, distribution, and consumption control. This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed team as it advances the next generation of low voltage power architectures and consumption control strategies in SDV 2.0.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design, architecture, implementation, and deployment of Activation Power Management Software within the Power Management Domain of the Low Voltage Infrastructure organization. This role requires close collaboration with emerging technology initiatives, particularly Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV), which serve as the foundation for future advancements in electric vehicles (EVs) and automated driving. Your expertise will be critical in ensuring seamless integration with the broader software architecture and core enabling technologies. Given the complexity and significance of this domain, this position demands strong technical leadership to address range and fuel economy challenges, optimize low voltage power consumption, and preserve battery charge while the vehicle is off.

The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with internal departments and external suppliers, possessing extensive experience in developing infrastructure software solutions for electronic control modules (ECUs). This includes working with technologies such as Bootloaders, Classic AUTOSAR (OS, RTE), Software Updates & Security (SUMS, Cybersecurity), GM BSW modules, and other application software components. Your contributions will play a key role in shaping the future of low voltage power management and supporting next-generation vehicle architectures.


What You'll Do:

Lead the design, architecture, implementation, and deployment of Activation Power management Software in the Power management Domain within the Low Voltage Infrastructure organization.

Work directly with critical partners such as GM Tools, BSW Vendors, Controller Application Teams, HWIO, Cybersecurity to deliver an efficient and compliant Power Management Software Solution that meets SDV2.0 requirements.

Delivery on time with first time quality to meet program deliverables, CVF, IC by Electrical System Bench, and other critical infrastructure milestones.

Align key stakeholders across EPSI, coordinate architecture of the various initiatives, determine the optimal architecture to meet technical and business objectives, and deliver tactical plans and roadmaps to the execution team.

Review existing software to determine restructuring opportunities to improve quality, maintainability, reusability, or other software improvements.

Stay up to date on trends in layered software engineering, quality, architecture, and development processes.

Actively engage in external technical communities to stay abreast with latest technology trends and bring outside perspective to continuously improve our architecture, products, and processes.

Engage with systems engineering group to collaborate, interpret and lead the implementation of Activation Power management Software specifications derived from GB/SDV specifications.

Collaborate with VMEC, SDV, Embedded Platform Infrastructure, Electronics, Mechatronics, and other VIP and SDV-Embedded Platform teams to ensure key stakeholder alignment, innovation, quality, efficiency, and productivity, as well as support technology roadmaps.

Drive software architecture discipline and principles into the organization.

Build relationships and manage key interfaces with other organizations and teams such as systems/safety/ advanced controls/hardware engineering, to define and capture requirements and ensure successful implementation of features.

Mentor and develop others, providing technical training and establish effective mechanisms of knowledge-sharing.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

10+ years of automotive engineering experience related to embedded controls, requirements development, architecture development, and/or systems engineering

Experience with designing, developing, and testing Microcontroller & ECU Abstraction Layer and Complex Drivers for AUTOSAR

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Exceptional collaboration and teamwork; ability to lead cross-functional teams

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and assignments with a high level of autonomy and accountability for results

Development experience with Software Defined Vehicle electrical architecture 

Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt quickly to new domains and technologies

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

Master's degree in Engineering with a focus on Controls, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, and/or Systems Engineering.

15+ years of automotive engineering experience related to embedded controls, requirements development, architecture development, and/or systems engineering

Experience developing feature or ECU activation and deactivation strategies

Experience executing production programs through launch

Record of innovation in systems, subsystems, or feature design: patents, awards, or publications

Experience with JIRA, JIRA Align, Git Ecosystem, DOORs, and DNG

Strong proficiency in C (embedded C) for software design, development, implementation, and debugging.

Ability to troubleshoot and resolve design deficiencies, ensuring robust software solutions.

Experience with embedded compiler, linker, debugging tools, and software such as Lauterbach, ETAS INCA, Neovi Vehicle Spy, Vector Canoe/Canlyser.

Experienced with CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet communications protocol.

Knowledge of AUTOSAR

Experience in Python development for automation and scripting tasks.

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

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

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• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values; 
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

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