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General Motors · 2 months ago

Body Controls Staff System Test Engineer

positionWarren, Michigan, United States of America
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff
date8+ years exp

General Motors is a leading automotive company focused on innovative vehicle technologies. The Staff System Test Engineer will shape the evolution of Body Control System Test space, leading initiatives in test strategy development and ensuring quality across Body Controls Products.

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Responsibilities

Lead built-in quality initiatives within Body Controls space and improve on test coverage and quality
Lead test environment readiness (HIL, SIL, Virtual HIL etc.) for Feature/System/Solution testing
Communicate System Test vision, roadmap, status, and improvement opportunities to VMEC leadership
Lead cross-functional projects with Systems Engineering, System Safety, Calibration and SW development/release teams to ensure test readiness for programs adopting SDV 2.0 architecture. This includes (and not limited to) strategy development for test builds, SW configurations, CI/CD pipeline etc
Develop, train, and enforce process for Behavior Driven Development and requirements captured in Behavior Technical Specifications (BTS)
Provide mentorship and technical leadership to System Test Engineers
Stays abreast of the current industry trends and define GM direction
Collaborate with Body ARTs, Product Quad and Program Management Team to support different Agile ceremonies (Backlog refinement, develop acceptance criteria, workload estimate etc.)
Lead the resolution of software issues (including PRTS) and the implementation cadence, including critical functional, regulatory, compliance, and customer satisfaction issues
Promote ongoing process enhancement and emphasize innovation in system testing by leveraging test automation and generative AI/large language models (LLM)
Lead system test issue resolution initiatives
Lead best practices and process improvement initiatives
Support regulatory and compliance relevant activities for body electronics software features
Support program team reviews and demos
Maintain communication with cross-functional stakeholders

Qualification

Automotive software designE2E Automotive Software testingSW test automationCI/CD pipeline developmentEmbedded software developmentVehicle serial data communicationsSystem safety principlesAgile software developmentMulti-disciplinary teamworkTechnical leadershipCommunication skills

Required

8+ years of experience with Automotive software design, microcontroller architectures and System Engineering principles
Extensive knowledge on E2E Automotive Software testing and associated principles (Behavior Driven Development (BDD), ASPICE etc.)
Extensive knowledge and hands on experience on SW test automation and associated tools/scripting languages (Autobot/Robot, Python, C++ etc.)
Hands on experience working in different test environments (Hardware in loop (HIL), Software in Loop (SIL), Virtual (CoSIM, Virtual ECU) etc.) and associated tools (Vehicle Spy, Canalyzer, Dspace/Control Desk etc.)
Experience with CI/CD pipeline development
Comprehensive knowledge of embedded software development using C and associated tools (Jira, DOORs, Rhapsody, GIT etc.)
Comprehensive knowledge of Body Controls Features and Software Development Life Cycle
In-depth knowledge of vehicle serial data communications (ETHERNET, CAN, LIN)
Experience with data logging tools (Vehicle Spy, CANALYZER Tools etc.)
Demonstrated proficiency in writing and comprehending software requirements
Strong experience with Agile software development workflows
Technical knowledge of software Calibrations and the impact on system functionality
High level of knowledge of state-of-the-art technology and competitive products
Comprehensive knowledge of Automotive vehicle level electrical architectures
Experience with System safety principles and associated standards (example: ISO26262 etc.)
Ability to provide high level summary for complex problems to leadership

Preferred

Master's degree/PhD in electrical/computer/software engineering
Experience with vehicle and bench validation at component or subsystem level
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams
Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal direction

Company

General Motors

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General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
dateFounded in 1908
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.51B
Key Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2024-10-31Grant· $8M
2024-07-11Grant· $500M

Leadership Team

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Mary Barra
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
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Tony Cervone
Senior Vice President, Global Communications
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