Software Controls Engineer

General Motors
Michigan

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Hybrid: This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their primary location (Milford, MI) three times per week, at minimum.

Relocation:

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits

The Role:

The Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls is a production level group that supports the definition, design, and development of all embedded controllers that impact vehicle motion. Our Scrum teams work in an Agile framework and are responsible for Software Requirements, Software Development, Testing and Verification.

We are seeking creative, highly motivated, agile thinkers with passion and expertise in controls and software with great attention to detail. As a Software Engineer at GM, you will be working in the Vehicle supervisory controls domain developing amazing customer facing features such as Driver mode control, Driver requests, Range select, Speed control features like One Pedal drive, Regen on demand, Cruise control, Adaptive cruise control, Regen on demand ,Vehicle operating modes, related communications, & protocols to enable safe and desired driver experiences.

What You'll do:

  • You will design, implement, and test software solutions deployed across GM's vehicle portfolio.
  • Design, develop and implement controls software and diagnostic algorithms for GM's current and next generation vehicle portfolio.
  • Work closely with multi-disciplined engineering teams to interpret functional requirements to translate and implement appropriate control and software strategies.
  • Create and integrate software in hand-coded C, occasionally in MATLAB Simulink models.
  • Create or modify Unit test cases and Multicomponent test cases to ensure thorough software testing.
  • Leverage GM's virtual systems, benches, and vehicles to verify and validate systems behaviors and performance.
  • Works cross-functionally with Product, System, Calibration, Program, and other agile release train teams to ensure robust design.
  • Participate in the Agile Team and Agile ceremonies as required.
  • Embrace BDD (Behavior Driven Development) and TDD Test-Driven Development) software development methodologies to ensure Software Built-In Quality, promoting early bug detection, and facilitating collaboration between developers, testers, and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Utilize CI/CD pipelines for efficient development, testing, and deployment of software solutions, with an understanding of DevOps principles

Additional

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

  • Minimum 2 years of embedded software/controls development experience
  • Skilled with software coding (C-language), Simulink/State flow, GIT environment(s), plant modeling
  • Development / testing experience on SIL/HIL or other virtual environments
  • Ability to manage time and meet deliverable timing is critical.
  • High analytical ability, effective communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills required to build relationships with local and global team members and customers to resolve issues.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Mechatronics, Software, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision and full autonomy.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

  • Technical problem-solving skills and experience in the production domain to address vehicle level issues.
  • Knowledge of embedded compiler, debugging tools and software
  • SAFe Agile certified.

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 believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

From day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards Resources .

Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire .

Accommodations

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Posted 2026-04-24

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