General Motors
Principal Engineer - PVTP Architecture
Seattle, Washington, United States of America · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 15 or more years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role, now or in the future.
About the job
Set the long-term architecture and roadmap for GM’s physical and virtual test platform ecosystem, aligning teams and improving reuse, reliability, scalability, and test operations.
What you'll do
- Define platform architecture, roadmap, interfaces, APIs, and ownership boundaries across physical and virtual testing.
- Shape AI strategy and lead complex investigations, root-cause analyses, and resolution across technical and operational domains.
- Mentor senior engineers and align cross-organizational stakeholders on technical decisions, risks, and tradeoffs.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- 15 or more years of relevant engineering experience, including production-grade systems.
- Experience architecting complex platforms across multiple teams, technology domains, and operational environments.
- Experience leading cross-functional technical programs through production operation and continuous improvement.
Nice to have
- Automotive software, vehicle testing, simulation, virtualization, or physical test infrastructure experience.
- Experience applying approved Generative AI, AI agents, and LLM-based tools to production engineering workflows.
Tools
source control, continuous integration and delivery, automated testing, observability, hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, Generative AI, LLM-based tools
AI focus
Shape AI strategy and investment priorities; identify AI-assisted workflows, agents, and analytics to improve test execution, asset readiness, operations, and engineering productivity.
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