Hybrid Senior Safety Design Software Architect – AV

at General Motors

• Job title: Senior Safety Design Software Architect – AV
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: CA$115,000 - CA$164,600 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Markham, Canada

About the role

• Senior Safety Design Software Architect leading safety initiatives for the AV software team at GM. Collaborating on safety requirements, ensuring compliance, and improving software safety processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct software safety analyses and create runtime safety requirements by collaborating with GM systems and software engineers as well as hardware and software suppliers.
• Ensure that software safety requirements are complete, consistent, and aligned to system-level safety requirements.
• Support software teams in software design, implementation and testing to confirm that safety requirements are met.
• Ensure adherence to GM’s safety and software development processes.
• Escalate any unresolved safety-related issues and confirm that the resolution process has been followed.
• Lead or contribute to initiatives towards the continuous improvement of the safety and software development processes.
• Interface with corporate and industry experts to stay current in safety processes, methods, and tools.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years embedded systems development experience in safety-critical domains (automotive, aerospace, medical, nuclear)
• Demonstrated performance in a position requiring excellent understanding of embedded software implementation details as well as the larger systems picture
• Familiarity with ISO 26262 and other functional safety standards such as IEC 61508, IEC 62304, or DO-178C
• Full software development lifecycle experience (software requirements, design, coding, verification)
• Proficiency in C/C++ embedded programming.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment, interfacing with GM engineers and suppliers globally
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

Benefits

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
• Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
• Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
• Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.
• GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family, and friends.