Software Engineering Manager, BSP and Platform

Job Description

At General Motors, our software teams are building the foundation for the next generation of vehicle compute platforms. From early silicon bring up to production ready embedded systems, our work enables advanced vehicle capabilities through tightly integrated hardware and software. We are seeking a technically strong Software Engineering Manager to lead our BSP and Platform Bring Up team, responsible for delivering robust, scalable, and high performance embedded software for GM’s next generation vehicle compute systems.

This role is ideal for a manager who remains deeply technical, understands low level system challenges, and coaches engineers through complex platform bring up while driving execution, quality, and cross functional alignment. The BSP and Platform Bring Up team operates at the intersection of silicon, hardware, firmware, and operating system software, supporting early hardware programs through production.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, manage, and grow a team responsible for BSP development, Linux platform bring up, and low level system integration for next generation vehicle compute platforms

• Provide technical guidance and strategic direction for Linux kernel, device drivers, bootloaders, and board bring up activities, while partnering closely with technical leads

• Own execution for early hardware bring up milestones, including boot, peripheral enablement, camera and display pipelines, networking, and diagnostics readiness

• Work with cross functional partners including hardware, silicon vendors, manufacturing, systems, and program management to align roadmaps and deliverables

• Anticipate scaling, integration, and quality challenges across multiple hardware variants and software branches, and drive solutions proactively

• Drive software engineering best practices for reliability, performance, diagnostics, and maintainability in safety and performance critical embedded systems

• Coach and mentor engineers, conduct performance reviews, identify top talent, and support growth into senior technical or leadership roles

• Foster a collaborative, high ownership culture while shielding the team from distractions and enabling focus on critical bring up work

• Actively participate in hiring by defining role needs, interviewing candidates, and strengthening GM’s embedded and platform engineering bench

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of experience managing software engineering teams delivering complex, production quality systems

• 7+ years of experience in embedded software engineering roles, with hands on background in BSP, platform, or system bring up

• Strong technical foundation in embedded Linux, kernel and driver development, bootloaders, and low level system integration

• Experience leading teams through early hardware bring up, integration, and transition to manufacturing and production

• Ability to balance technical depth with people leadership, execution ownership, and cross team coordination

• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/CS or equivalent.

Bonus Points

• Master's degree in EE/CS or equivalent.

• Experience with Linux kernel internals, device drivers, and Qualcomm/NXP board support packages

• Background in camera, display, or multimedia bring up, including MIPI CSI, ISP, and V4L2 frameworks

• Experience with high speed and low level interfaces such as PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and WLAN

• Familiarity with diagnostics, health monitoring, and fault detection in embedded or automotive systems

• Experience supporting manufacturing, hardware validation, and end of line processes

• Knowledge of automotive safety or compliance standards such as ISO 26262

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