[Remote] Staff Systems Engineer- Network Performance Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Motors is seeking a highly skilled Network Performance Analyst to lead the definition and continuous improvement of in-vehicle network performance across multiple vehicle product spaces. This role is critical in managing the Network Performance Budget and ensuring reliable delivery of features across various automotive networks.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the Network Performance Budget by product area (e.g., propulsion, body, chassis, ADAS, infotainment) across vehicle programs and architectures
• Forecast future network loading and bandwidth needs based on product roadmaps, feature growth, and architectural strategy (SDV2 & beyond)
• Drive end-to-end network load assessment activities including message catalog reviews, traffic modeling, and simulation/measurement of bus utilization, latency, and jitter for Ethernet, CAN, LIN, and other vehicle networks
• Establish clear criteria and thresholds for acceptable network loading and performance and communicate these to product teams
• Create and manage a Network Performance Dashboard that provides visibility to leadership and product teams on current and projected network performance health
• Support Electrical Architecture Reviews (EAR) and other forums to evaluate the network implications of new features, ECUs, and topology changes, providing clear recommendations and risk assessments
• Partner with EA PSEs to ensure adherence to Electrical Architecture Core Principles, including performance, reliability, and scalability, and provide data-driven input to NAR/SAR and other change control processes
• Act as a key interface between network performance analysis, ECU software teams, hardware design teams, and microcontroller strategy teams to align on bandwidth needs, timing budgets, and implementation constraints
• Provide a “voice of the customer” perspective for SW and microcontroller teams regarding network-related performance and resource constraints
• Develop, standardize, and continuously improve methods and tools for network performance modeling, simulation, test, and reporting (e.g., message databases, simulation environments, data pipelines for log analysis)
• Document and share best practices, reference architectures, and lessons learned to improve consistency and scalability of network performance assessment across product areas

Skills

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field
• Minimum of 7 years of engineering/technical experience, including substantial experience with in‑vehicle networks and/or automotive electrical systems
• Proven experience performing network performance analysis (e.g., utilization, latency, jitter, margin) in complex embedded or automotive systems
• Strong understanding of automotive network and electrical architectures, including CAN, LIN, and Ethernet‑based communication systems (e.g., 100BASE‑T1, 1000BASE‑T1, TSN concepts)
• Hands‑on experience with network modeling, simulation, and measurement tools (for example: CANoe, Vector tools, Wireshark, proprietary OEM tools) for load and latency assessment
• Demonstrated ability to translate feature roadmaps and electrical architecture proposals into concrete network capacity and performance requirements
• Experience building or using dashboards and data pipelines to aggregate and visualize performance metrics for large, distributed engineering teams
• Familiarity with systems engineering frameworks and safety/quality standards (e.g., ASPICE, ISO 26262, MBSE) and how they relate to network performance and reliability
• Proficiency with requirements engineering and change control processes, including the ability to define and validate non‑functional requirements (performance, reliability, scalability) at the system and network level
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a systems‑level mindset; able to balance local optimization with enterprise‑wide architectural goals
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of engaging with technical experts, architects, program leadership, and non‑technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to lead design and review discussions, drive consensus, and influence without direct authority in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment
• Experience defining and managing Network Performance Budgets, Load Assessments, and Forecasts for multi‑domain automotive architectures
• Background in cross‑product or platform‑level architecture development, particularly in contexts with high feature growth and multiple vehicle lines
• Familiarity with architecture performance dashboards or similar enterprise reporting tools used to monitor reliability, scalability, and performance metrics at scale
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach other engineers in network performance concepts, tools, and best practices

Benefits

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs.
• Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.
• Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.
• Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.
• From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.
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