Principal Engineer - PVTP Architecture
General Motors2 days ago
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the target architecture and long-term roadmap for the Physical and Virtual Test Platforms ecosystem.
- Establish interfaces, APIs, ownership boundaries, and decision rights across physical and virtual test environments.
- Shape AI strategy and identify AI-assisted workflows, agents, and analytics that can improve testing and engineering productivity.
- Lead cross-domain investigations and root-cause analyses across software, infrastructure, networking, physical test, virtual test, and operations.
- Provide technical mentorship and direction to Staff and Principal Engineers and emerging technical leaders.
- Partner with engineering, program, operations, suppliers, and executives to communicate risks, evaluate tradeoffs, and drive technical decisions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 15 years of experience in software, systems, platform, infrastructure, test automation, simulation, or related engineering disciplines, including production-grade systems.
- Proven experience architecting complex platforms spanning multiple engineering teams, technology domains, and operational environments.
- Experience leading multi-team or cross-functional technical programs through production operation and continuous improvement.
- Proficiency with source control, continuous integration and delivery, automated testing, technical documentation, observability, and performance analysis.
- Strong communication and influence skills across technical, cross-functional, supplier, and executive audiences.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree or equivalent experience, automotive or vehicle-testing experience, cloud and hybrid infrastructure experience, and experience applying generative AI, AI agents, or LLM-based tools to engineering workflows.
Benefits
- Hybrid role requiring work from the Seattle, WA or Warren, MI office three times per week.
- Not eligible for relocation benefits; relocation costs are the selected candidate’s responsibility.
- GM provides benefits and Total Rewards resources from day one.
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.
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About General Motors
General Motors designs, manufactures, and sells cars, trucks, and electric vehicles for consumers and commercial fleets under brands including Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick. A public company on the NYSE headquartered in Detroit and founded in 1908, it operates globally and is developing EVs on its Ultium battery platform. Revenue comes from vehicle and parts sales, connected services such as OnStar, and financing through GM Financial.