Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Display Systems

Job Description

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

The Role

The Compute Platform - Display Software team is a fast-paced, highly technical group responsible for enabling next-generation digital cockpit experiences. We specialize in display bring-up and foundational embedded software for high-performance automotive compute platforms. Our work spans across DisplayPort (DP) link protocol, TI FPD-Link/GMSL SerDes technologies, and Snapdragon-based SoCs, enabling infotainment and instrument cluster displays for GM's future vehicle platforms.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will lead and contribute to display interface bring-up, debugging and validation across complex automotive systems. You will work closely with hardware, silicon vendors, and cross-functional software teams to deliver robust and production-grade solutions that meet safety and performance standards.

What You'll Do

- Leads and generates technical solutions including specifying of requirements, functional decomposition, analysis, development and testing for current, new and major programs
- Lead development of software system team design content and software anomaly corrections.
- Performs complex design analysis
- Specifies and balances system requirements
- Provide, communicate, and support common best practices among software community
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Performs as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for at least one platform or application component
Participates in interviews
Visibility: at the site/team level
Performs other related duties as assigned

LEVEL EXPECTATIONS:

Fully qualified individual contributor who has knowledge and understanding of all aspects of a function and exercises independent discretion and judgment on significant matters based on professional knowledge. Level most professionals can expect to achieve in their career.

EXPERTISE

- Recognized as a fully qualified, experienced professional. Has complete knowledge and full understanding of own area and broad knowledge of related areas.
- Takes broad challenges and, through independent professionally developed analysis, identifies and analyses options, and breaks them down into initiatives capable of implementation. Identifies opportunities and proposes solutions to improve internal processes, services, and structures to support functional strategies.
- Uses advanced analytical and problem-solving techniques to resolve a wide range of non-standard problems.
- Works independently; receives minimal guidance. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

COMPLEXITY

- Identifies and devises solutions based on limited information and precedent. Uses evaluation and judgement to solve problems that are new to the organization and require a deep level of experience and strategic thought to create a solution.
- Enhances relationships and networks with senior internal/external partners who are not familiar with subject matter and often require persuasion. Uses data and analysis to demonstrate the value of a project, anticipating, and addressing objections and or concerns.
- Often effects change in broader functional area without direct exercise of command, using persuasion in situations where reaching agreement may be hindered by differing opinions, past practices, or experiences.

SCOPE AND IMPACT

- Challenges and problems are of a diverse scope with multiple moving parts, where developing a plan and viewing the whole picture is a significant challenge itself. Work is done independently and is reviewed at critical points.
- Owns the development and delivery of solutions, driving cross team and group efforts. Leads by example, taking responsibility for their own actions, acknowledging mistakes, and holding themselves accountable for achieving goals. Addresses and evaluates a diverse range of issues using innovative methods and proposing alternative approaches.
- Serves as a mentor to more junior level employees, providing coaching and guidance on difficult issues.
- Has significant operational impact across their function.

What You'll Do

• Lead bring-up, integration, and validation of display pipelines using DisplayPort, TI FPD-Link, and GMSL interfaces on Snapdragon and other automotive-grade SoCs
• Develop and maintain Linux kernel drivers, bootloaders, and real-time firmware (RTOS) for display-related subsystems
• Debug and optimize display performance and reliability issues across software and hardware layers
• Collaborate with silicon vendors (e.g., Qualcomm, TI) and hardware teams to implement workarounds for silicon limitations and improve system robustness
• Design and implement diagnostics, system-level tests, and DFMEA-based solutions to eliminate black screens, flickers, or artifacts
• Work within a safety-critical software environment following ASIL standards, including defect traceability and structured root cause analysis
• Support multiple vehicle programs by enabling and validating different display topologies and system configurations
• Contribute to software architecture decisions and participate in the full product development lifecycle, from prototype to production

Additional Job Description

Y our Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
5+ years of professional experience in embedded software development
Proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded systems
Strong understanding of Linux kernel internals, especially DRM, I2C, GPIO, DMA
Experience working with ARM-based SoCs, preferably Qualcomm Snapdragon
Ability to debug system-level display issues using logs and hardware tools (e.g., oscilloscope, logic analyzer)
Working knowledge of automotive communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN)
Comfortable reading hardware schematics and interfacing with hardware teams
Ability to document and reproduce bugs, trace root causes, and validate fixes

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
Experience in safety-critical software development (ASIL B/D)
Familiarity with display test automation and diagnostic frameworks
Exposure to Yocto, CRAB, or Jenkins CI
Familiarity with RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS) and bootloader-level integration

Benefits:

• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

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

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