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Our software communicates with sensors, supports vehicle operation, provides observability, manages system health, and enables reliable operation of vehicle and platform functions.\nAbout the Role\nAs a Software Engineer on the AV MCU Platform team, you will independently own moderate-scope software features, components, or sub-projects related to MCU01. You will contribute across the development lifecycle‚ from requirements and design through implementation, integration, testing, debugging, documentation, and release support. You will work closely with systems, hardware, safety, cybersecurity, integration, and validation teams to deliver production-quality embedded software.\nCome build the future of self-driving at GM. \nWhat You’ll Do (Responsibilities)\nReproduce and diagnose software failures using logs, traces, debugger data, telemetry, test evidence, and controlled experiments.\nPerform structured root-cause analysis for crashes, memory faults, timing issues, race conditions, communication failures, watchdog resets, and unexpected state transitions as applicable.\nDesign, develop, integrate, and maintain embedded C software for multi-core microcontrollers.\nImplement moderate-scope features, enhancements, integrations, and defect fixes within the assigned software component or subsystem.\nDevelop across the applicable automotive embedded software stack, including BSP, BSW, middleware, RTOS services, drivers, and application software.\nWrite maintainable, modular, efficient, and testable code consistent with team coding standards.\nImplement robust handling for initialization, state transitions, communication errors, diagnostics, degraded operation, watchdog events, and fault recovery as applicable.\nAnalyze the impact of software changes on interfaces, timing, memory, CPU utilization, configuration, and dependent components. \nYour Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)\nBachelors degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related STEM field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.\nAbility to diagnose software issues using logs, traces, debuggers, test results, and other technical evidence.\n2+ years of experience building and shipping production quality embedded software \nBackground in C Embedded Software development \nUnderstanding software development lifecycle practices, source control, code reviews, continuous integration, and issue tracking.\nExperience working with RTOS (such as QNX, FreeRTOS, OSEK, etc.) \nGood communication skills, capable of switching between high-level and detailed discussions \nPreferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have) \nExperience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, automotive embedded systems, or ADAS development\nExperience working with AUTOSAR\nExperience working in a Safety Critical Embedded Software Environment (ISO 26262, DO-178C, MIL-STD-882E)\nExperience with JIRA, DOORs NG, Confluence, Github, Lauterbach, Visual Studio Code.\nExperience developing software that scales to millions of instances and managing it\nAbility to adapt and operate under ambiguity, going from quick code prototypes to long-term plans on brief time horizons \n2+ years of experience building and shipping production quality embedded software \nMasters degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related STEM field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.\n\nGM 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. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).\n\nThis role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.\n\nThe selected candidate will be required to travel About GM\nOur 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.\nWhy Join Us\nWe 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.\nBenefits Overview\nFrom 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.\nNon-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)\nGeneral 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.\nAll 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.\nWe 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. 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