Job Description
The Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Microcontrollers (MCUs) team is responsible for developing the embedded software that provides the foundation of our AVs. Our software communicates with sensors, provides observability, enables autonomous operation, and manages system health.
As a Software Engineering Manager on the AV MCU Platform team, you will play a vital role in the design, development,delivery, and deploymentof embedded software forMCUs ontheAV. You will leverage your experienceleading engineering teams and developingcomplex embedded systems to deliver highly impactful software, the foundation of world-class AV features and experiences. You will work cross functionally to extract and deliver on the needs of your stakeholders.
WhatYou’llDo
Lead, grow, and develop a team of embedded software engineers focused on AV MCU software.
Set technical direction, define execution priorities, and align the team on key engineering outcomes.
Partner closely with hardware, systems, middleware, test, manufacturing, program, and other cross-functional teams.
Drive delivery of high-quality production software that is safe, reliable, well-architected, testable, and delivered on schedule.
Establish and continuously improve engineering processes, including design reviews, code quality practices, debugging, root cause analysis, test coverage, and release readiness.
Remove team roadblocks and manage tradeoffs across scope, schedule, technical risk, and quality.
Mentor engineers and technical leads, build succession plans, and foster a high-performance culture centered on ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with Engineering Managers and Tech Leads to define and communicate technical direction and product strategy whileanticipatingscaling and long-term strategic challenges.
Promote a strong cross-functional culture of testing, safety, quality, and documentation across teams at GM.
Work with your team, Technical Project Managers, and external stakeholders to build, prioritize, and execute an engineering roadmap.
Conduct performance reviews,identifyand develop top talent, and support growth into Technical Leadership and Engineering Management roles.
Partner with recruiting and leadership to build the organization and attract strong embedded and platform engineering talent.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or work equivalent experience
8+ years of experience in embedded software, systems software,orplatform software
2+ years of engineering management or technical team leadership experience
Strong experience with embedded C and C++
Self-motivated to lead your team, encourage best practices, and constantly improve
Excellent communication, execution, and people leadership skills
Experience managingan engineeringteam and initiatives in a mission-critical and fast-paced engineering organization
Experienceidentifyingand driving process improvements
Successfullyhired and onboarded new team members
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with DO-178, ISO-26262, or IEC-62304, and safety critical systems
Experience withSoCs,Embedded Linux, and complex Embedded Systems
Exposure toLinux kernel,IPC,kernel device drivers, GPUdrivers
Experience withAUTOSAR, and Automotive Embedded Systems
Strategic, collaborative, and execution-focused
What Makes You Successful
You canoperateeffectively at both technical depth and organizational leadership altitude
You know how to build strong teams whilemaintaininga high bar for engineering quality
You are comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and driving alignment across multiple stakeholders
You translate complex platform challenges into clear priorities, execution plans, and business outcomes
You bring urgency, ownership, and a continuous improvement mindset to platform development
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
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