Body Controls Staff System Test Engineer

Description
The Role:
We are looking for a highly qualified Staff System Test Engineer to shape and influence the evolution of Body Control System Test space on our progressive Vehicle Mechatronics Embedded Controls (VMEC) team. The primary focus will be both on Vehicle Intelligent Platform (VIP) and Software Defined Vehicle 2.0 (SDV 2.0) architectures. Body Control Systems covers a broad spectrum of core functionality relating to secure vehicle access, vehicle state manager, occupant protection, lighting, and visibility across our entire vehicle portfolio at General Motors. This particular role will focus on End to End (E2E) test strategy development for all Body Controls Products and the successful candidate will serve as a functional expert within all ART, with particular emphasis on Software Quality. We are looking for someone who understands the value of holistic solutions across engineering domains and has a passion for software development & built in quality philosophy with special emphasis on test automation.
The Body Controls Staff System Test Engineer will:

• Lead built-in quality initiatives within Body Controls space and improve on test coverage and quality.

• Lead test environment readiness (HIL, SIL, Virtual HIL etc.) for Feature/System/Solution testing.

• Communicate System Test vision, roadmap, status, and improvement opportunities to VMEC leadership.

• Lead cross-functional projects with Systems Engineering, System Safety, Calibration and SW development/release teams to ensure test readiness for programs adopting SDV 2.0 architecture. This includes (and not limited to) strategy development for test builds, SW configurations, CI/CD pipeline etc.

• Develop, train, and enforce process for Behavior Driven Development and requirements captured in Behavior Technical Specifications (BTS).

• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to System Test Engineers.

• Stays abreast of the current industry trends and define GM direction

• Collaborate with Body ARTs, Product Quad and Program Management Team to support different Agile ceremonies (Backlog refinement, develop acceptance criteria, workload estimate etc.)

• Lead the resolution of software issues (including PRTS) and the implementation cadence, including critical functional, regulatory, compliance, and customer satisfaction issues.

• Promote ongoing process enhancement and emphasize innovation in system testing by leveraging test automation and generative AI/large language models (LLM)

Additional Responsibilities:

• Lead system test issue resolution initiatives
• Lead best practices and process improvement initiatives.
• Support regulatory and compliance relevant activities for body electronics software features.
• Support program team reviews and demos.
• Maintain communication with cross-functional stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience with Automotive software design, microcontroller architectures and System Engineering principles.

• Extensive knowledge on E2E Automotive Software testing and associated principles (Behavior Driven Development (BDD), ASPICE etc.)

• Extensive knowledge and hands on experience on SW test automation and associated tools/scripting languages (Autobot/Robot, Python, C++ etc.).

• Hands on experience working in different test environments (Hardware in loop (HIL), Software in Loop (SIL), Virtual (CoSIM, Virtual ECU) etc.) and associated tools (Vehicle Spy, Canalyzer, Dspace/Control Desk etc.)

• Experience with CI/CD pipeline development.

• Comprehensive knowledge of embedded software development using C and associated tools (Jira, DOORs, Rhapsody, GIT etc.)

• Comprehensive knowledge of Body Controls Features and Software Development Life Cycle

• In-depth knowledge of vehicle serial data communications (ETHERNET, CAN, LIN)
• Experience with data logging tools (Vehicle Spy, CANALYZER Tools etc.)

• Demonstrated proficiency in writing and comprehending software requirements

• Strong experience with Agile software development workflows

• Technical knowledge of software Calibrations and the impact on system functionality

• High level of knowledge of state-of-the-art technology and competitive products

• Comprehensive knowledge of Automotive vehicle level electrical architectures

• Experience with System safety principles and associated standards (example: ISO26262 etc.)
• Ability to provide high level summary for complex problems to leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree/PhD in electrical/computer/software engineering
• Experience with vehicle and bench validation at component or subsystem level
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal direction

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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}.
This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
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