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TODAY'S
General Motors
ENGINEERING
General Motors claims that increasing in-house software engineering expertise will be crucial to help deliver the features consumers are expecting on its
electrified and autonomous vehicles. Here, GM software test engineer Madhura Ambre performs tests at the GM Infotainment Lab in Warren, Mich.
SOFTWARE SHIFT: GM TO
HIRE 3,000 TECH ENGINEERS
GENERAL MOTORS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS
LOOKING TO ADD 3,000 NEW TECHNICAL POSITIONS before
the second quarter of 2021 to bolster its virtual testing and
software expertise. The professional positions span
engineering, IT, and design, with GM hoping to expand its
workforce diversity in the hiring push. Particularly applicable
during COVID and a potential long-term draw in attracting new
talent, the automaker noted many of the positions will offer
remote-work opportunity.
GM claims that staffing recent innovations in virtual
development will permit shorter product-development
timelines while reducing development costs.
" As we evolve and grow our software expertise and
services, it's important that we continue to recruit and add
diverse talent, " said GM President Mark Reuss. " This will clearly
show that we're committed to further developing the software
we need to lead in EVs, enhance the customer experience, and
become a software-expertise-driven workforce. "
The majority of new positions on the engineering side are
for electrical system, infotainment software, and control
engineers, with GM seeking expertise in Java, Android, iOS, and
other platforms to build out its current software foundation.
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The company noted that software expertise is at the core to its
new Vehicle Intelligence Platform (VIP) electrical architecture,
which has provided the needed bandwidth to support new
active-safety, infotainment, and connectivity systems such as
its Super Cruise driver-assistance feature, along with over-theair (OTA) updates.
REMOTE WORK OPPORTUNITY
According to Ken Morris, VP of autonomous and electric
vehicle programs at General Motors, despite the pandemic,
GM's progress on its upcoming EV portfolio has not slowed,
and the new remote-work situation has likely helped speed
product development and one of its key goals of software as a
service (SaaS). Regardless of industry, many programmer
positions are now managed remotely and, according to Morris,
the majority of GM's new openings will be in software
development.
" I think the overwhelming majority will be in product
development in software engineering and software engineers,
but because it is an enterprise-wide approach, there will be
people in IT and design and different areas that are going to
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