General Motors · 2 days ago
Staff Technical Specialist and Scrum Manager - Vehicle State Product
Milford, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
8+ years expGeneral Motors is a leader in automotive innovation, and they are seeking a Staff Technical Specialist and Scrum Manager to lead the design and development of embedded software in the Driver Modes domain. The role involves generating technical solutions, harmonizing development efforts, and providing technical leadership within cross-functional teams.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleInformation ServicesManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Generates technical solutions for new and major architecture for vehicle state products
Develop and evaluate engineering designs including complex design analysis
Harmonize development efforts across the VMEC, promoting a unified approach to achieving SDV vision
Collaborate cross-functionally with software architecture, systems, software, hardware, validation, and vehicle integration teams to ensure cohesive system design and implementation
Responsible Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Scrum Team on technical content
Develop and execute strategies to improve quality standards like MISRA
Translate product and feature strategy into User Stories, assisting scrum team with story definition, estimation and sequencing for Program Increment Planning events
Work day-to-day with Scrum team clarifying requirements, consistently communicating and gaining alignment around Feature or Product Strategy
Provide clearly defined acceptance criteria to enable Behavior Driven (BDD) and Test-Driven (TDD) Development
Provide guidance for System Demonstration Strategy during Story creation (Unit test, Integration, and system level test strategy)
Verify stories are testable and can be used to generate testing objectives
Provide technical guidance and coaching to Scrum Team members
Serve as the subject matter expert on all features/solutions that scrum delivers with Driver modes and Driver restriction and assistance modes
Refine, maintain and prioritize the Scrum Team’s backlog and Work closely with Scrum team to ascertain team capacity
Accept each story and participate in team demons and retrospectives to validate quality
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
8+ years of experience in software development experience with automotive engineering
Strong understanding of Embedded C software development principles and practices
Proven track record of leading system architecture design and resource allocation for complex embedded platforms
Working experience migrating to new vehicle architectures, including development of APIs, Interfaces, Service oriented architecture, enabling interaction between various vehicle systems and ECUs in vehicle and simulated environments
At least 5 years of experience in SAFe agile methodologies in Scrum Manager/Product owner or Scrum Lead role
Demonstrated ability to pay close attention to detail and maintain accuracy in complex technical tasks
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
Preferred
Master's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
10+ years of experience in software development experience with automotive engineering
Hands on Automotive software development experience with an OEM
Familiarity with data logging and analysis tools (e.g., CANalyzer, CANoe)
Understanding of automotive functional safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262)
Experience with scripting languages such as Python for data analysis or automation
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
Retirement savings plan
Sickness and accident benefits
Life insurance
Paid vacation & holidays
Tuition assistance programs
Employee assistance program
GM vehicle discounts
Company
General Motors
General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
10001+ employees
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$8.51BKey Investors
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2024-10-31Grant· $8M
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