General Motors

Senior System Design Engineer

General Motors • $110K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in automotive or similar electronic modules/systems engineering
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
  • Proficient in writing and understanding software and hardware requirements
  • Experience with requirement management tools like DOORS, DNG, JAMA
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, adaptable to fast-paced environments
  • Technical leadership skills with a collaborative mindset
  • Creative and disciplined with a strong sense of responsibility

Responsibilities

  • Lead and generate technical solutions, specifying requirements and conducting analysis for major programs
  • Design system interfaces and requirements, validating with Protobufs and Feature Files
  • Develop software system design content and correct software anomalies
  • Conduct complex design analysis and balance system requirements
  • Communicate and support best practices within the software community
  • Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for a specific platform or application
  • Produce and maintain technical documentation and specifications using tools like DNG, Rhapsody, and Jira
  • Lead FMEA and allocate identified failure modes to execution teams
  • Engage with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment in product execution

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with flexibility in location
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge automated driving technologies
  • Engagement in the early stages of next-generation vehicle development
  • Collaboration with a diverse team of experts
  • Access to advanced tools and technologies in the automotive field
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the role

As a Senior System Design Engineer, you will help us define, design, and lead the System Design and Technical Specifications for automated driving technologies and AV. In this position, you will have the chance to work at the intersection of System, Architecture, Hardware, Software, and automated driving technology and have a hand in the early stages of GM`s next generation vehicles.

  • Leads and generates technical solutions including specifying of requirements, functional decomposition, analysis, development and testing for current, new and major programs
  • Performs as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for at least AV/ADAS feature
  • Leads development of software system team design content and software anomaly corrections.
  • Migrates existing tests into automated pipelines in partnership with software team
  • Supports on-bench and on-vehicle integration issue investigation for AV serial data in SDV2
  • Visibility: at the site/team level
  • Performs other related duties as assigned


Responsibilities
    • Leads and generates technical solutions including specifying of requirements, functional decomposition, analysis, development and testing for current, new and major programs
    • Design systems interfaces and requirements, including detailed design development and validation using Protobufs and Feature Files
    • Lead development of software system team design content and software anomaly corrections.
    • Performs complex design analysis
    • Specifies and balances system requirements
    • Provide, communicate, and support common best practices among software community.
    • Performs as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for at least one platform or application component
    • Develop, maintain, and produce technical documentation and system/solution specifications with tools such as DNG, Rhapsody, Jira, Jama, GitHub, Confluence and Visual Studio
    • Lead FMEA and the allocation of identified failure modes to execution teams
    • Apply solid technical understanding, critical reasoning and a structured approach to solving problems in both familiar and unfamiliar domains
    • Participate with cross functional development team (System, SW) discussions to ensure alignment with peers and downstream customers in the product execution side of the business


Requirements
  • 5 or more years of experience with automotive or similar electronic modules and/or systems engineering
  • Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
  • Demonstrated proficiency in writing and comprehending software and hardware requirements and interfaces
  • Experience with requirement management tools such as DOORS, DNG, JAMA etc.
  • High level of oral and written communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with colleagues local and at remote sites
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and has a passion to shape the future
  • Strong technical leadership skills and an ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
  • Creative, disciplined, strong sense of responsibility, delivery and schedule commitment


Preferred Skills
  • 10 or more years of automotive experience
  • Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
  • Experience with Python, C, C++ or equivalent
  • Experience with automotive simulation (Applied Intuition, Carsim, etc)
  • Experience working on L2+ AV products
  • Previous integration experience (sim/vehicle/bench)


This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.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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1908
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