Safety Design Controls Engineer

Job Description

Hybrid: This means the successful candidate is expected to report to their primary location (Milford, MI) three times per week, at minimum.

Relocation:

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

The Role:

The Electrification Solutions New Markets (ESNM) organization within Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls, (VMEC), has an opening for a Safety Design Controls Engineer. ESNM is a start-up within VMEC that focuses on battery management solutions for non-automotive or unique automotive products. In this role, you will directly impact GM’s strategy to expand into new markets such as Autonomous Manufacturing, Mobile Power Generation Systems, Stationary Energy Storage Systems, Specialty Vehicles, Watercraft, and Locomotives! We are seeking creative, highly motivated, agile thinkers with passion and expertise in Safety, Controls and Software, with great attention to detail.

In this role as the Safety Design Controls Engineer, you work jointly with System Safety Engineers to develop the Solution Context and Solution Intent at the Software level (define requirements and communicate solution vision), analyze technical trade-offs, determine the primary components and subsystems, identify the interfaces and collaborations between them, define Nonfunctional Requirements (NFRs), guide Enablers utilizing JIRA, and work with Product Management, Program Management, System Safety, and Suppliers to help ensure the  System Safety requirements and strategy are met.​ This individual will be heavily integrated with the Agile Teams to elaborate and develop software and hardware solutions, validating technology assumptions, evaluating implementation alternatives, and supporting our CICD strategy. 

What You’ll do:

• Define Safety System Architecture: Collaborate with System Safety Engineering to plan high-level product design, explore alternatives, and ensure scalability, maintainability, and testability. Define subsystems, interfaces, and derive lower-level requirements.
• Support Planning and Implementation: Provide technical guidance, review architecture designs for Battery Management Systems, assist in backlog refinements, prioritize Safety Critical requirements, and ensure adherence to UL Certification, DVUL, and ASIL requirements.
• Enable CICD Pipeline: Provide design guidelines for Safety Critical Software, support Built-in Quality/Continuous Compliance, and perform Software Safety Analyses. Establish and define Safety System requirements and calibrations.
• Direct Safety Shared Services: Prioritize backlog, define deliverables for Scrum team development, mentor engineers, and review safety monitor designs.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics or related experience.
• Familiarity with C/C++/Python/MATLAB/Simulink/DOORs.
• Familiar with tools such as Jira, Jira Align, Github, etc.
• Possess 5+ years of engineering experience with at least 2 years in Functional or System Safety or Safety Critical embedded controls design / development
• In-depth familiarity with UL1973, UL2271, IEC61508, ISO13849, ISO26262, ASPICE, FMVSS, or equivalent
• Experience with High Voltage batteries and HV schematics.
• Proven ability to develop detailed root cause of failures and establish a quick resolution

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

• Master of Science in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics or related experience.
• 3+ years experience in UL Certification bringing a first-time product through approval process
• 7+ years experience in High Voltage and Low Voltage Electrical Architectures with experience planning, designing, and implementing System Safety requirements.
• A proven history of designing and implementing System Safety Standards.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices.
• Experience working with safety diagnostic monitors.
• Machine learning, simulation methods and data acquisition.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Establish relationships and collaborate with other organizations and teams, such as System Safety, Advanced Controls Engineering, and other Program teams.

Sponsorship:

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

About GM

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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.

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