Job Description

Hybrid: This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their primary location (Warren or Milford, MI) three times per week, at minimum, or other frequency dictated by the business.

The Role:

General Motors is undergoing a major transformation, both in how we operate and in how we will influence the future of transportation. As we move towards our ZERO-ZERO-ZERO vision for the future, we are at the forefront of this work and seeking out driven, innovative individuals who will join our team to help achieve our mission. We are currently looking for experienced and motivated candidates for the role of Staff Software Engineer – Co-Simulation Environment Execution as part of the Virtualization & SIL Integration team within SDV-Embedded Platforms group. The team’s mission is to provide integrated virtual environments based on Level 3 V-ECU or equivalent to enable software testing within a CI/CD framework in a cloud-based virtualization platform.

As the Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible to work across organizational boundaries to develop simulation strategies, and capabilities to deploy co-simulation environments to the cloud and automate the execution of standardized testcases in support of component, sub-system and vehicle level development and validation tests.

What You’ll do:

• Act as subject matter expert in the Virtualization and Software-in-the-Loop Co-simulation space and work cross-functionally across organizational boundaries to execute the team’s mission.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to lead to define and documents requirements to develop various Co-Simulation capabilities in an Agile framework.
• Collaborate with the Program Management Team to refine the Roadmap and Program Backlog.
• Mentor engineers, providing technical training and establishing good communication and knowledge-sharing.
• Coordinate dependencies with virtual ECU development, tools and automation teams to ensure proper environment deployments.
• Support scrum team members to ensure SIL environments are designed with high-quality standards and delivered on-time.
• Develop new and innovative methods to automate the maintenance of existing co-simulation environments in the cloud.
• Lead the integration and deployment of Co-Simulation environment capabilities in the virtualization platform.
• Serve as a Co-Simulation environment execution subject matter expert for the larger organization.
• Provide updates and live demonstrations to various levels of leadership and external organizations.
• Support SIL agile teams as a System Architect to define co-simulation architecture, simulation BOM design, naming conventions and signal interface definitions.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
• 10+ years of experience in virtualization, co-simulation, software development, test automation or validation roles.
• In depth knowledge of embedded control system and test automation.
• In depth knowledge of co-simulation integration and execution.
• Expertise in automotive communication protocols (e.g. CAN, LIN, Ethernet and SPI).
• Expertise in various programming languages and modeling tools (C, C++, Python, Matlab/Simulink/Stateflow/Simscape)
• Expertise with various automotive development tools (Vector CANape/CANoe, dSSPACESystemDesk/VEOS/ControlDesk, ETAS INCA, GMSIM/AutoVal, Intrepid Vehicle Spy).
• Expertise in design, implementation, and maintenance of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline solutions.
• Hands-on development experience with CI/CD, e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar.
• Demonstrated success in leading challenging projects with high levels of ambiguity to completion.
• Consistent demonstration of GM leadership behavioral competencies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Familiarity with scalable simulation deployment methodologies leveraging containers (e.g. Docker, Singularity, Podman, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Familiarity with synchronous and asynchronous event driven simulation
• Familiarity with industry standards in co-simulation (e.g., Modelica, FMI, SSP, etc.)
• Familiarity with industry standards in software testing methodologies and tools (e.g., TDD/BDD, Python behave or Robot Framework, Gherkin, etc.)
• Familiarity with industry standards in measurement, calibration and diagnostics (e.g., ASAM MCD-1/MCD-3MC and OpenX simulation standards, etc.)

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

• Master’s degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
• Propulsion/Electrification Control Systems or Other similar experience related to the Physics of Dynamic Electromechanical Systems
• Familiarity with GM in-house Software Defined Vehicle electrical and software architecture.
• Expertise in AUTOSAR and GM software and cybersecurity standards
• Experience with GM in-house test automation tools and libraries
• Familiarity with automotive or related industry validation testing procedures
• Familiarity with software development build process and associated tools (e.g. Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Gerrit, Jenkins, Arifactory, etc.)
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) methodologies, SysML or similar modeling standards, and associated modeling tools (e.g., Eclipse Papyrus, IBM Rational Rhapsody, CATIA NoMagic/Cameo, Mathworks System Composer, etc.)
• Familiarity with Simulation Data Management practices and tools (e.g., dSPACE Synect, Siemens Polarion, etc.)

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 creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

GM is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. GM is committed to providing a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and advancing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, all practices and decisions relating to terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment are made without regard to an individual's protected characteristics. For purposes of this policy, “protected characteristics" include an individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, weight, height, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at Careers.Accommodations@GM.com or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.​