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Senior System Design Engineer

Warren, Michigan, United States of America · Milford, Michigan, United States of America

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Seniority
Senior
Country
US
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On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
3 Oct 2026

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Job Description

About the role

At General Motors, we are proud to offer a vast array of career development resources to help you develop, grow, and make the most of your career at GM. As a Senior System Design Engineer , you will help us define, design, and lead the System Design and Technical Specifications for automated driving technologies and AV. In this position, you will have the chance to work at the intersection of System, Architecture, Hardware, Software, and automated driving technology and have a hand in the early stages of GM`s next generation vehicles.

  • Leads and generates technical solutions including specifying of requirements, functional decomposition, analysis, development and testing for current, new and major programs
  • Performs as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for at least AV/ADAS feature
  • Leads development of software system team design content and software anomaly corrections.
  • Migrates existing tests into automated pipelines in partnership with software team
  • Supports on-bench and on-vehicle integration issue investigation for AV serial data in SDV2
  • Visibility: at the site/team level
  • Performs other related duties as assigned

Responsibilities

  • Leads and generates technical solutions including specifying of requirements, functional decomposition, analysis, development and testing for current, new and major programs
  • Design systems interfaces and requirements, including detailed design development and validation using Protobufs and Feature Files
  • Lead development of software system team design content and software anomaly corrections.
  • Performs complex design analysis
  • Specifies and balances system requirements
  • Provide, communicate, and support common best practices among software community.
  • Performs as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for at least one platform or application component
  • Develop, maintain, and produce technical documentation and system/solution specifications with tools such as DNG, Rhapsody, Jira, Jama, GitHub, Confluence and Visual Studio
  • Lead FMEA and the allocation of identified failure modes to execution teams
  • Apply solid technical understanding, critical reasoning and a structured approach to solving problems in both familiar and unfamiliar domains
  • Participate with cross functional development team (System, SW) discussions to ensure alignment with peers and downstream customers in the product execution side of the business

Requirements

  • 5 or more years of experience with automotive or similar electronic modules and/or systems engineering
  • Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
  • Demonstrated proficiency in writing and comprehending software and hardware requirements and interfaces
  • Experience with requirement management tools such as DOORS, DNG, JAMA etc.
  • High level of oral and written communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with colleagues local and at remote sites
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and has a passion to shape the future
  • Strong technical leadership skills and an ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
  • Creative, disciplined, strong sense of responsibility, delivery and schedule commitment

Preferred Skills

  • 10 or more years of automotive experience
  • Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
  • Experience with Python, C, C++ or equivalent
  • Experience with automotive simulation (Applied Intuition, Carsim, etc)
  • Experience working on L2+ AV products
  • Previous integration experience (sim/vehicle/bench)





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}.

The selected candidate will be required to travel 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

General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us or call us at 1-800-865-7580. 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.

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