General Motors

Manufacturing Software Engineering Supervisor - SDV

General Motors • $108K — $130K *
Milford, MI 48381In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Understanding of vehicle electrical systems and end-of-line processes
  • Proven leadership of technical teams
  • Experience in operational planning and performance management
  • Strong communication and judgment skills
  • Data-driven decision-making capability

Responsibilities

  • Build team capability and technical knowledge
  • Lead technical delivery and strategy for EOL software systems
  • Ensure disciplined execution with clear operational plans
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership throughout development cycles
  • Develop a high-performing team with accountability for results
  • Drive cross-functional alignment to solve barriers

Benefits

  • Onsite work arrangement at the Warren Tech Center
  • Potential for up to 25% domestic and international travel
  • Opportunity to lead a team of skilled software engineers
  • Involvement in critical vehicle manufacturing processes
  • Professional development in a high-impact manufacturing environment
Full Job Description
Job Description

WHY: The purpose of this role is to lead the development and support of manufacturing software solutions that enable vehicle testing, validation, and production execution across GM's global manufacturing network. By improving software capability, reliability, and scalability, this role directly supports vehicle quality and manufacturing performance.

WHAT: As a Manufacturing Software Engineering Supervisor, you will lead a team of software engineers while remaining actively involved in architecture, technical decision-making, development, and problem solving.

HOW: Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and plant teams to develop, deploy, and support software solutions that improve vehicle quality, production efficiency, and operational reliability across global manufacturing operations.

Work Arrangement - Onsite

The successful candidate is expected to report to the Warren Tech Center on a full-time basis. This role requires up to 25% domestic and international travel.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
  • Build team capability and technical knowledge by strengthening understanding of vehicle subsystems, EOL software, documentation, and shared technical references.
  • Lead technical delivery and strategy for global end-of-line (EOL) software systems by setting direction, assigning deliverables, and driving solutions that support current operations and future manufacturing needs.
  • Ensure disciplined execution through clear operational plans, transparent work management, accurate Jira tracking, and consistent follow-through on commitments.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership through design reviews, technical decisions, problem solving, and execution support across concept, development, validation, and deployment.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team by setting expectations, coaching employees, allocating resources, managing performance, and holding the team accountable for quality, timing, and results.
  • Drive cross-functional alignment across Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Software, and plant teams to remove barriers, clarify priorities, and deliver integrated solutions.


Your Skills and Abilities (Required Qualifications):
  • Understanding of vehicle electrical systems and end-of-line processes, and how software supports manufacturing tooling and plant operations.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, set expectations, coach employees, and drive accountability for deliverables, quality, and timelines.
  • Experience in operational planning, resource allocation, and performance management within a technical or manufacturing environment.
  • Strong communication, judgment, and data-driven decision-making skills, with ability to influence across functions and translate business needs into action.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
  • Hands-on software development experience building and modifying production-quality applications, with ability to lead technical work through design, implementation, testing, and delivery.
  • Experience implementing C++ changes in distributed or multi-process systems, including inter-process messaging, configuration, or I/O drivers used at end-of-line.
  • Exposure to diagnostic communications and subsystem interactions (e.g., basic understanding of how test applications talk to controllers at the end of line).
  • Practical experience with integration testing, hardware-in-the-loop or bench testing, and creating test cases that validate software changes against plant requirements.
  • Experience contributing to design discussions (sequence diagrams, interface updates), and proposing small technical improvements under guidance.
  • Familiarity with risk/defect analysis techniques (e.g., identifying failure modes, documenting mitigations) and writing clear, reproducible bug reports.
  • Exposure to manufacturing environments or collaboration with assembly-plant personnel to support deployments, triage issues, and gather feedback.
  • Working knowledge of Jira (or similar) for work tracking and GitHub (or similar) for pull requests, code reviews, and CI signals; willingness to deepen expertise.
  • Experience creating or maintaining internal documentation that captures "how it works," change notes, and "day-2" support tips for operations team


This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.The selected candidate will be required to travel

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Learn more about General Motors
Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
NASDAQ
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