Senior Controls Engineer

Job Description

What You'll Do:

Work as part of an Agile team that develops embedded automotive control systems. Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide lean-agile leadership for controls and software architecture by guiding design of large and complex software implementations.
• Interface with Controls & Software Architects to understand and implement Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) requirements and facilitate the support of the migration to hand code and designs into your scrum team.
• Provide leadership and technical mentorship to junior developers and serve as a reviewer of their designs.
• Working together with Product Owners, Scrum Leaders, Testers, and other developers, using methods like Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD), create and implement Features for GM’s next generation of EV vehicles.
• You’ll be required to create and integrate software in either MATLAB Simulink models, adhering to modeling / software / auto coding best practices, or hand-coded C, with some flexibility to choose implementation methods.
• Create or modify Unit test cases and Multicomponent test cases to ensure thorough software testing and execute model/code equivalences testing.
• Explore and understand new thermal systems and requirements to enable controls and software development.
• Leverage GM’s virtual systems to verify and validate systems behaviors and performance.
• Participate in the Agile Team and Agile ceremonies as required.

Your Skills & Abilities:

• Experience with writing and debugging C/C++ code and MATLAB Simulink/Stateflow and Rational Rhapsody
• Minimum 5-7 years of embedded software development experience
• Experience with developing embedded control software architecture.
• Prior working experience with GM or other automotive software standards, test procedures and build processes.
• Experience with software configuration management processes and tools 
• Development / testing experience on SIL/HIL or other virtual environments
• Good oral and written communication skills, and high level of interpersonal skills to work effectively in a geographically dispersed team.
• Ability to manage time and meet deliverable timing is critical.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mechatronics, Software, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  
  
  Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience to Behavior Driven Development and Test-Driven Development
• Knowledgeable with software configuration management processes and tools
• Knowledgeable in Thermal Management control algorithm designs and diagnostic strategy
• Prior experience working in Jira, Agile / Scrum / SAFe is an asset.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us 

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values; 
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity crea