Senior OTA Vehicle Systems Engineer

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale

• →Develop and execute OTA Readiness Plan to ensure vehicle launch and OTA capabilities prior vehicle launch
• →Understand implementation project timelines and vehicle program rollout timing
• →Develop, design, and create the different payloads/campaigns to deliver a VeSCoM and monitor the performance
• →Design and create dashboards to monitor the delivery status by optimizing complicated SQL statements in relational database and big data platform
• →Drive resolution of all issues surfaced during development process that lack a natural owner or require multi-functional coordination
• →End to End ownership of OTA deployment method by coordinating with SW VSE, SIT, PQE, PEMs to ensure a successful delivery of a VeSCoM for Capture Test Fleet and Customers
• →Understand core strategies, feature requirements, UX requirements and operational process requirements for OTA programming
• →Lead multi-functional effort of Product Development, Aftersales Engineering, Customer Experience, and other resources who support software updates, from project inception, validation, approval process through delivery
• →Collaborate with the System Integration Team (SIT) organization to develop and execute a comprehensive integration plan to ensure robust field performance
• →Drive formal closed-loop-learning for issues identified during update campaigns back to natural owners to ensure long-term corrective action
• →Define/Refine robust scalable processes and formally document for consumption by multi-functional team members as well as new team members

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science or equivalent experience within the automotive industry or engineering
• 5+ years of engineering experience
• SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases and big data platform
• Working knowledge and experience in OTA update and vehicle connectivity technologies
• High level analytical ability where problems are unusual and ability to identify and remove roadblocks
• Proactive / results driven individual with high level of initiative and individual accountability
• Prior experience in leading multi-functional teams with strong collaboration skills
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills
• Proven track record to summarize concise project status and focus leadership attention on key issues

• 3+ years of experience in Automotive Electrical Systems and/or vehicle programming
• Experience working within a structured Systems Engineering environment that included formal Requirements Engineering, Change Management, and Configuration Management processes and tools
• Knowledge of GM business processes, systems, and tools (Engineering Change Management (eMERGE), Soft Part Release (SPR), Problem Resolution and Tracking System (PRTS/JIRA), Vehicle Service Management System (VSMSOTA), GlobalSIM (GSIM), Remote Reflash Test Tool (R2T2), Global Softpart Authoring System (GSPAS), Vehicle Control Application Management (VCAM), Vehicle Spy or CANalyzer)
• Knowledge of DFSS principles and continuous improvement methodologies.

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