Job Description

At AV (Autonomous Vehicles) Software Organization within General Motors, we are working on developing cutting-edge ADAS and AV features for next-generation vehicles.

We are seeking a highly motivated OTA & Software Update Test Engineer to own and evolve **Over-the-Air (OTA)**and **Development Programming System (DPS)**quality assurance for next-generation Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Controllers.This role is critical to ensuring safe, reliable, and scalable software updates across vehicle platforms and development environments.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable, high-coverage software testing for the ADAS/AV platform.
• Analyze diagnostics from a full-vehicle perspective to support efficient triaging and debugging related to ADAS/AV Platform Software.
• Build and Maintain hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL), and vehicle-in-the-loop (VIL) testing environments.
• **Over-The-Air (OTA)**and **Development Programming System (DPS) QA **for all VESCOM candidate software integration testing.
• SW Update PRTS issue re-creation, log collection, robustness testing and full triage.
• Current and ongoing process improvement initiative projects such as Full Package MOTF through DPS, Full Package MOTF through VSMS for OTA and improved log collection through Grafana process for faster PRTS troubleshooting.
• Work closely with Software Development teams to debug and root-cause issues within Linux/QNX-based ADAS/AV Software.
• Develop test scripts and execute automated tests to enhance validation efficiency.
• Lead OTA and DPS QA for all VESCOM candidate software integrations, ensuring update correctness, robustness, and recovery behavior.
• Validate full-package and incremental software updates across multiple controller configurations.
• Execute update testing across development, integration, and pre-release phases.
• Perform detailed log collection, root-cause analysis, and triage, working closely with development and platform teams.
• Drive issues to closure by providing high-quality data, clear reproduction steps, and actionable insights.

Additional Job Description:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in electronics, computer science, electrical engineering or a related technical degree
• Minimum of 6 years of professional technical experience
• Minimum of 3 years of working experience in Software Verification and Validation.
• Strong Programming skills in Python, Vehicle Spy and Robot Framework.
• Good understanding of Vehicle networks like CAN and Ethernet.
• Knowledge of network analysis and debugging tools, Ex: Wireshark, CANoe/CANalyzer, INCA, RAD Galaxy.
• Ability to understand the requirements and transfer that into Test Scenarios, Situations / Tests, or testable scripts to be used in vehicle simulation environments.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and the ability to operate test vehicles

Preferred Qualifications:

• Must have hands-on Experience with QNX or Linux based software systems and Embedded programming.
• Strong experience in OTA, software update validation, or embedded system testing
• Knowledge in ROS, Linux-based embedded systems, and RTOS environments.
• Excellent cross-collaboration and critical problem-solving skills.
• Experience in Unified Diagnostic Services (ISO 14229).
• Knowledge of automotive communication protocols (Ethernet, DDS, CAN, SOME/IP)

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