Principal Systems Architect
Role Overview
Principal technical leader for system architecture of GM's AV Platform, a foundation for autonomous-vehicle software.
Defines architecture enabling software launch, safe operation, servicing, and manufacturing at scale.
Owns architecture planning from product intent through system specification, subsystem coverage, change rollout, and milestone readiness.
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Role overview
Principal technical leader for system architecture of GM's AV Platform, a foundation for autonomous-vehicle software.
Defines architecture enabling software launch, safe operation, servicing, and manufacturing at scale.
Owns architecture planning from product intent through system specification, subsystem coverage, change rollout, and milestone readiness.
Workplace
- Hybrid role requiring at least three days per week in Markham, or another frequency required by the business.
Responsibilities
- Set platform architecture and technical direction and translate business, product, safety, cybersecurity, regulatory, and vehicle goals into roadmaps.
- Own system requirements, architecture artifacts, traceability, FMEAs, subsystem coverage, and milestone deliverables.
- Resolve cross-team system issues, manage changes, and align engineering boundaries and coverage across disciplines.
- Establish requirements standards, verification and validation strategy, and architecture metrics; elevate risks and gaps to leadership.
- Mentor engineers and share methods and lessons across the engineering community.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant systems, software, computer, electrical engineering, or computer science discipline.
- Master's degree plus 8 or more years of experience, or 10 or more years delivering large-scale solutions and leading technical direction.
- Recognized systems architecture or software systems engineering expertise and experience defining strategy for a vehicle or large-scale embedded platform.
- Experience with requirements, interfaces, verification, system decomposition, traceability, risk management, change rollout, and validation on safety-critical platforms.
- Experience with ISO 26262, SOTIF, Automotive SPICE, or equivalent frameworks; mentoring senior and staff engineers.
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a hybrid, cross-location environment.
Preferred qualifications
- Preferred experience includes AV platform software architecture, model-based systems engineering, and DNG, Jira, Jira Align, or comparable tools.
- Production vehicle launches, manufacturing, service, fleet operations, industry standards, external forums, and architecture patents are competitive advantages.
Compensation
- Annual salary range is $186,000–$236,000; actual base salary depends on position-related factors.
Benefits
- Benefits include paid time off, healthcare, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, defined-contribution pension, and a vehicle purchase plan.
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