Staff Diagnostics System Architect – Brake Controls

General Motors

Diagnostics System Architect developing brake controls within Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls at General Motors. Leading diagnostics strategy, product quality, and collaboration across teams.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeMarkham • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$147,000 - CA$196,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the diagnostic systems development and architecture, and lead data collection initiatives for brake controls
Assess the level of effort required to support diagnostic activities across Initiatives and Features, ensuring alignment with ART priorities
Provide diagnostic perspectives on EPICs and Features, including Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs), Acceptance Criteria, and Definition of Done
Ensure infrastructure and processes are in place to evaluate and improve the diagnostic quality of the product continuously
Ensure sufficient data access to provide meaningful insights into system performance
Evaluate new concepts and designs prior to development to identify diagnostic implications and opportunities
Decompose new technologies, develop DFMEAs, identify diagnostic capabilities and warranty parts, and generate Diagnostic Object Specifications of Intent
Develop and maintain the Diagnostic Architectural Runway, ensuring diagnostic coverage across all impacted scrums and features
Oversee diagnostic activities and ensure flawless diagnostic quality through design reviews, test plan validation, and test result analysis
Manage diagnostic-related PRTS and ensure traceability and completeness of diagnostic deliverables
Foster cross-ART collaboration to ensure consistent diagnostic strategies and execution
Support internal customers including Calibration and Diagnostic Strategist teams, and provide supplier oversight for outsourced software
Review documentation across stakeholders to ensure diagnostic quality standards are met
Support corporate wise OBD activities, including OBDII training, OBD process creation and maintenance, and etc
Maintain personal technical and regulatory expertise in diagnostics and actively address capability gaps within the ART
Mentor team members and promote diagnostic excellence across the organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Mechanical, or related engineering discipline
Minimum 7+ years of Engineering experience related to diagnostics development and/or Embedded Controls development.
Working familiarity with brake controls
Knowledge of major automotive subsystems and electrical/electronic circuit operation
Knowledge and experience with major diagnostic deliverables such as Diagnostic monitors, diagnostic objects (including Data Identifiers (DIDs), Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) and Routine Identifiers (RIDs), Diagnostic Event Managers, etc
In depth comprehension of industry diagnostic strategies and relevant standards including CARB regulatory requirements
CHINA 7 regulatory requirements
EURO SAE J1979-x and Legislative requirements
UDS (ISO-14229) diagnostic requirements
ISO26262 safety requirements
Ability to coordinate and complete tasks per a cadence release schedule
Ability to identify non-compliance to standards and resolve the issue
High level of analytical ability where problems are unique and complex
High level of interpersonal communication skills (written and oral)
Able to work independently with high degree of initiative
Familiarity with tools for virtual, HIL, and vehicle-based evaluation of diagnostics.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
Healthcare, dental and vision benefits including health care spending account and wellness incentive.
Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.
Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.
GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family, and friends.

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Hard Skills & Tools

diagnostics developmentembedded controls developmentbrake controlsDFMEAsdiagnostic monitorsData Identifiers (DIDs)Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs)Routine Identifiers (RIDs)UDS (ISO-14229)ISO26262

Soft Skills

analytical abilityinterpersonal communicationinitiativecross-ART collaborationmentoringproblem-solvingtask coordinationquality assuranceleadershipdocumentation review