Senior Software Engineer- Manufacturing IT

Job Description

Workplace Classification:

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Warren Tech Center or Austin Innovation Center three times per week, at minimum, or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Team:

GM Information Technology is at the forefront of automotive innovation, driving the future of electric vehicles. We've successfully executed the largest IT transformation in the industry, insourcing our operations to foster a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Our team is dedicated to crafting, developing, and maintaining cutting-edge IT solutions that power GM's global operations.

The Role:

As a Senior Software Engineer within our Manufacturing IT organization, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of electric vehicle production. You'll design, develop, and implement software solutions that optimize manufacturing processes for electric vehicles, including battery assembly, electric drive unit integration, and other electrification-specific workflows.

You'll integrate software systems with plant floor devices and machines, leveraging commercial off-the-shelf MES packages such as Dassault Apriso to execution production workflow and quality control. You'll utilize cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) to build scalable and resilient applications. By contributing to CI/CD pipelines, you'll ensure high-quality standards and automate software delivery and deployment.

Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing engineers, quality assurance specialists, and data scientists, you'll understand business requirements and deliver effective solutions. You'll work on cutting-edge technologies and projects, enhancing your skills and knowledge while contributing to a sustainable and environmentally friendly future.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

• Full lifecycle application development using standard design patterns/frameworks.
• Design, develop, and deliver scalable microservices and elegant front ends.
• Automates unit/end-to-end testing of software systems within their domain, focused on software quality and maintainability.
• Assists with Performance tuning, usability assessment/improvement.
• Provides guidance and mentoring of fellow software developers and other team members.
• Proactively engage in the identification / remediation of software issues such as code quality, pattern mismatch, and security issues related to the code or solution/configuration.
• Integrate software with existing software/systems.
• Automates testing processes by developing unit test scripts as needed.
• Engage in the identification & remediation of software issues related to code or solutions quality, security, and/or pattern/frameworks and software usability or end user related issues.
• Be familiar with Performance Optimization, Test Driven Development, Enterprise software integration patterns and methods, Performance tuning & usability, assessment/improvement

Additional Job Description

What You'll Need (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field or 5+ years equivalent work experience in lieu of degree
• Extensive professional experience within software development with 5+ years of full stack software development experience in Java
• 2+ years using Micro services and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
• 2+ years applying industry standard DB technologies
• Demonstrates experience/knowledge of RESTful web services
• Must have experience as part of a software project delivery effort
• Understanding of software engineering practices, design patterns, data structures and algorithms
• Knowledge of Software testing, quality assurance and solutions testing including automation
• Knowledge of maintaining and debugging live software applications
• Experience working in an agile environment

People Skills:

• Demonstrated communication and interpersonal skills required to build relationships with team members and customers to solve problems and resolve issues
• Ability to effectively communicate issues, status, and recommendations to leadership
• Demonstrated strong ability to mentor, train, and lead others

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Masters degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• .Net Core, C# programming language experience
• Experien