General Motors
Senior Software Developer (Vehicle Steering Controls)
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Description
Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office (Markham / Oshawa) three days per week, at minimum.
The Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and executing the design, development, testing and implementation of embedded software for automotive control systems as part of the Vehicle Mechatronics Embedded Controls (VMEC) global engineering department in the Software & Services Embedded Platform (SSEP) organization.
What You Will Do
- Provide leadership within an agile scrum team to design and develop embedded software for vehicle chassis control systems using C code and MATLAB Simulink
- Work with controls & diagnostics engineers to create controls algorithms
- Create MATLAB/Simulink models, adhering to modeling/software/autocoding best practices
- Create hand code in C/C++ to address any requirements not achieved through autocoding process
- Ensure compliance with safety requirements, government regulations, and GM internal policies, including MISRA guidelines.
- Create or modify test cases to ensure thorough software testing
- Execute model/code equivalency testing
- Identify and resolve software problems
- Create software interfaces as required to integrate new software components into existing software
- Archive software components into repository databases and coordinate database retention efforts between controls and software teams
- Test and debug software using models, controller hardware, and vehicles to conduct Model-in-the-Loop (MIL), Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and integration testing.
- Work cross-functionally with System Engineers, Calibrators, Scrum Managers, and Scrum Leaders to ensure robust design.
- Leverage GM's virtual systems, benches, and vehicles to verify and validate system behaviors and performance.
- As an agile team member, take on other tasks as part of the software change management process as per the Scaled Agile Framework
- Perform other tasks as required
- Travel as required to the US
Additional Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics, Software, Electrical, Computer Engineering or in a related field.
- 5+ years of embedded software development experience
- Experience with developing and debugging source code in C/C++
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Familiarity with software development process
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to manage time, meet deliverable timing and work independently
- High level of interpersonal skills to work effectively in a geographically dispersed team
- Experience working in an agile environment
- Must have a valid Canadian driver's license
What Can Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Master's Degree in Mechatronics, Software, Electrical or Computer Engineering
- Experience with embedded software architecture design
- 3+ years of experience with MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow
- Experience with chassis-related domain experience (eg: steering, tire & wheel dynamics)
- Basic knowledge of controls theory
- Experience with testing methods and techniques (test-driven development and behavior-driven development (TDD and BDD))
- Experience in the development of real time embedded control systems
- Hardware I/O level controller knowledge
- CAN and LIN communication protocol knowledge
GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.
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- Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave;
- Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits;
- Life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
- Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement;
- GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.
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