General Motors · 3 hours ago
Principal Engineer, Body Control Subsystem Architect
Warren, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
10+ years expGeneral Motors is a leading automotive company focused on innovation and quality. The Principal Engineer will oversee the design and execution of scalable software for Body Controls, ensuring high software quality and providing mentorship to engineering teams.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleInformation ServicesManufacturingTransportation
No H1B
Responsibilities
Define and lead software bill of design and strategy for new technology and highly complex features for Body Controls Platform development with a focus on Occupant Protection, Occupant Position, Occupant Cabin Comfort, Lighting & Visibility, Secure Vehicle Access
Partner with our Advanced Body Controls team, Systems team and SW Developer teams to enable layers of abstraction
Work across orgs to ensure that the joint architecture across the full stack is coherent and can solve relevant problems
Maintain alignment between senior leadership and engineering teams through effective executive communication
Maintain high-quality bar in projects from the start and champion quality improvements by implementing better technical practices
Work with other teams to define the subsystem level architecture and strategies for implementation
Initiate large projects with complex architecture, breaking it down to the right logical components so others can be utilized effectively
Improve and deliver reliable software through requirements generation, continuous integration, automated testing, issue tracking, and code reviews
Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentorship to Senior and Staff engineers as they propose, prototype, evaluate, and iterate solutions, as well as through their career progression
Lead large initiatives involving many stakeholders by driving impact analysis, and ensuring alignment with the larger architectural roadmap
Drive architecture standards, patterns, and principles
Qualification
Required
Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics & Communication, Electrical Engineering, or related degree
10+ years of experience in Embedded Software development and launching quality software into production
Demonstrated successful technical track record leading software development teams in complex system environments
Experience with safety critical development and testing in regulated environments (examples include FDA, FAA, Automotive, Aerospace)
Experience with real-time operating systems or middleware
Proficiency with C/C++
Preferred
Experience developing on and for embedded RTOS / Linux / POSIX systems
Experience applying and mentoring team members on software best practices
Experience with embedded build systems, CI/CD and test automation
Benefits
Company Vehicle
Company
General Motors
General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.51BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2024-10-31Grant· $8M
2024-07-11Grant· $500M
Leadership Team
Mary Barra
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Tony Cervone
Senior Vice President, Global Communications
Recent News
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