Sr. Researcher - Electrical and Software Architecture - GM Global Technical Center - REB - Research Engineering Building

Job Description

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren, Michigan three times per week, at minimum.

Role

General Motors Research & Development Electrical and Software Architecture group is looking for a passionate researcher with expertise in electrical and software architecture. Our group is part of R&D’s Software Defined Vehicle Technologies Lab located at the Warren Tech Center.
 

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

You will contribute to, or lead research projects related to vehicle electrical architectures, in-vehicle communication systems, software architecture and computing platforms. You collaborate with GM’s engineering teams to insert the results of your near to mid-term projects into our products. Your longer-term projects target researching, exploring, prototyping, and applying new and disruptive technologies that earn a place on our roadmaps and result in protected IP for GM.

You will contribute to or lead research projects from some of the areas listed below:

• Future in-vehicle architecture and network topology proposals, evaluations, comparisons, and optimizations.

• Embedded systems, Real time applications, Real-time operating systems, Embedded software performance optimization, Bare metal implementations, Automotive platforms (e.g., AUTOSAR)

• Future in-vehicle communication systems for connecting high bandwidth sensors (cameras, radars, lidars) and computing platforms. E.g., TSN Ethernet, asymmetric Ethernet, ASA 2.0, PCI Express, and RDMA.

• Future networking devices (switches, routers, gateways, hardware accelerated gating).

• Service oriented communication and IoT protocols (SOME/IP, DDS, MQTT, pub/sub and discovery).

• High performance computing platforms and accelerators for in-vehicle use. Related middleware and infrastructure software.

• Proof of concept implementations in our R&D lab / on our electrical architecture benches.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry and technical developments to grow core technical skills and competencies.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

First and foremost, you need a high level of energy and a relentless desire to research, innovate, and deliver actionable options for the enterprise.

Other than that:

• Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• 5+ years of relevant industrial or academic experience in some of the following key areas: Electrical architectures, Software architecture, Communication systems, and Computing platforms.

• Experience in establishing and executing projects and in creating organizational momentum around technology opportunities.

• Hands-on implementation experience required to be effective in PoC implementation settings and electrical architecture bench settings.

• Preferably, experience in working in research settings, working with academic institutions, and in publishing research results.

• Effective in communicating with leadership (director level and above) and peers on complex topics at different levels of technical detail. Strong ability to communicate results and progress across the organization.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Masters Degree or PhD in Engineering, or a related field.

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 aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. 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. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values; 
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

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