Senior System Specialist

General Motors

3.5

(61)

Markham, Canada

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    Position summary

    ation, mobile, back-office, and other engineering teams to help deliver a seamless, reliable, and intuitive end-to-end charging experience.

    What You'll Do:

    • Contribute to the development of system and solution requirements for charging user experience

    • Support the definition and management of system and solution requirements, interfaces, states, and performance targets within infotainment and compute-oriented systems.

    • Participate in the decomposition and allocation of product, feature, and system functionality to software and compute platform teams.

    • Collaborate with cross-functional partners including software engineering, validation, UX, mobile, and Cloud Services

    • Assist in issue triage, root-cause analysis, and resolution during development and testing phases.

    • Support continuous improvement activities and help enhance system robustness and user experience.

    • Document system deliverables, maintain requirement traceability, and support program milestones and readiness reviews.

    Required Qualifications:

    • Strong knowledge of systems and software architecture, embedded software development, and testing methodologies.

    • 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, embedded software, EV charging, infotainment, or a related development domain.

    • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Software, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field.

    • Experience with requirements tools such as DOORS/DNG and Rhapsody (preferred).

    • Familiarity with Agile or SAFe development methodologies.

    • Understanding of CI/CD automation and continuous testing strategies.

    • Experience with Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).

    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex technical challenges.

    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

    • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across global teams and functional areas.

    • Demonstrated organizational agility and ability to work effectively in cross-functional environments.

    What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

    • 8+ years of automotive systems engineering experience, with a focus on infotainment

    • Direct experience with vehicle charging systems, charging behavior, or EV energy management.

    • Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and practices (e.g., Rhapsody, SysML, functional modeling, behavioral diagrams).

    Compensation:

    The salary range for this role is $115,000 to $164,600. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

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    Benefits:

    The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:

    • 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.

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    Why you should apply for a job to General Motors:

  • 52% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 85% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Work Appropriately philosophy gives employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact to achieve their goals.
  • Our future is all electric and we aspire to zero tailpipe emissions by 2035.
  • Paid Family Leave provides employees up to 12 weeks of paid time off to support a new child or care for relatives with a health condition.