Job Description
Work Arrangement:
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the Warren Technical Center in Warren, MI three times per week, at minimum.
The Role
General Motors is accelerating the development of virtual
simulation technologies for future vehicles, and we want you to take part in shaping the future with us. We’re looking for a highly energetic and creative individual contributor who works well in a team setting, has great attention to detail, and thrives in a high-performing environment. The ideal candidate brings a data-driven mindset, solid technical knowledge, and a structured approach to solving complex problems in both familiar and unfamiliar domains.
You will be responsible for implementing functional strategy, providing expert analysis, and developing technical products and systems. This role involves resolving complex technical issues, conducting advanced research, and recommending design improvements. It requires a high degree of independent judgment, creativity, and collaboration across teams.
The selected candidate will focus on the design and release of virtual and/or actual hardware that enables an innovative, diagnosable power delivery system.
What You’ll Do -
- Establish domain expertise and develop requirements (including lessons learned), use cases, and virtual scenarios for Electric Power to ensure the design, development, and release of hardware components are robustly integrated in the vehicle virtually with quality
- Design/build scenarios according to requirements for testing or development, write automated testing scripts, and ensure a fully validated robust and efficient solution based on key imperatives / requirements at the component and system level.
- Perform correlation studies comparing simulation to vehicle data
- Develop/execute/manage simulation test cases and create/review/approve Virtual team simulation results including electrical simulation for functional performance and 3D math modeling to study packaging of components, surrounding interfaces, FEA or modal analysis.
- Manage to program timing virtual test scenarios to support functional controls/ hardware design development
- Support test team to set up test environment in bench, deploy relevant tool chain for debugging in relevant environments
- Assist simulation capacity build up in GM Electric Power team through working with global team and other virtual teams.
- Proactively track and lead improved technical solutions to support innovation, trade off studies, benchmarking analysis, and problem solving investigation including resolution of simulation issues, plant launch support, QRD/Warranty concerns for components by gathering and deep diving data, working with QRD team, supplier and/or GM internal counterparts for resolution and containment of issues to drive down overall warranty
- Develop eSOR (Statement of Requirements) and release virtual models to facilitate low development costs and high quality integration in accordance with Global Vehicle Development Process program timing requirements
- Lead Virtual Product Development Team (PDT) consisting of all internal and external partners ensuring virtual models are designed, produced and production ready in support of program timing and GM execution deliverables, including high quality to meet customer needs.
- Project manage ongoing process/product designs related to virtual modeling and present progress to leadership including components & vehicle integration status.
- Communicate, coordinate, and consult with other engineering departments, suppliers and customers for overall engineering activities including pre-production and production build events (virtual or physical)
- Responsible for executing quality chain deliverables such as design reviews, requirement linkage to verification, sub system DFMEA, supplier DFMEA reviews and DRBFMs to drive defect free components
- Mentor and assist others as the opportunities arise
- Travel as required (less than 10%)
Additional Job Description
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
- Degree majoring in computer science, chemistry, automation, electronics and electrical or mechanical engineering.
- At least 3-5 years experience in automotive or computer aided engineering field
- Proficient in using Matlab or C++/Python programming;
- Preferred Experience in using simulation software such as CarSim and Prescan, Saber, Simulink, synopsys, or experience in general simulation testing (MIL, SIL, HIL, VIL, etc.) is preferred
- Experience with DNG and requirement development
- Good analytical ability where problems are unusual and complex.
- Proactive study sense, Structural and forward thinking, team work spirit.
- Good interpersonal skills to work effectively with others.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Have a serious and responsible work attitude.
What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
- Knowledge of Agile or SAFe
- Simulation experience (use of tools above)
- Release experience
- Experience linking and testing requirements
Additional Data:
This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Benefits Overview
The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
- Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
- Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
- Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
- Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
- Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
- Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.
Diversity Information
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statements
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