Chassis & Brakes Controls: CDE and SWE

Job Description

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid: This position does not require an employee to be onsite full-time to perform most effectively. The employee's role enables them to work at the Markham or Oshawa offices of General Motors, with the expectation that the employee will be onsite 3 days a week on average.

Introduction:

The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, development, testing and implementation of embedded software for automotive control systems as part of the Vehicle Mechatronic Embedded Controls (VMEC) engineering department at General Motors Canada.

As Controls Developer or Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing controls and diagnostics algorithms for our vehicle dynamics and brake features. You will be an integral part of the requirements development process. You will have the opportunity to create advanced algorithm to deliver to the requirements with full complement of support from various experts, including scrum managers and system architects. You will work in partnership with test engineering to ensure highest quality.

Key Responsibilities:
 

• Work in a scrum team to design and develop embedded software for vehicle chassis/brake control systems using C code and/or MATLAB Simulink while adhering to relevant best practices
• Collaborate with Systems and Sub-Systems Engineers to define vehicle, sub-system, and behavioral requirements
• Meet higher level physics-based requirements with efficient designs using modeling, simulation, data collection, and analysis
• Define software unit tests, conduct software/hardware-in-the-loop and vehicle tests, and ensure thorough software testing
• Support resolution of vehicle, plant, or customer issues related to controls, diagnostics and calibrations
• Works cross-functionally with System Engineers, Software Engineers, Feature/Function Engineers, Calibrators, Scrum Manager and Scrum Leader to ensure robust design
• Design test cases to ensure thorough software testing at unit, component and integrated level; execute model/code equivalency testing
• Archive software components into repository databases and coordinate database retention efforts between controls and software teams
• Travel as required to Michigan, U.S.A. Average travel is about 2 weeks a year

Required Qualifications:
 

• Bachelor's Degree Engineering (Mechatronics, Software, Electrical, Computer), Computer Science or related field.
• 1 to 3 years of engineering experience related to embedded controls or diagnostics development
• High level of proficiency in designing, developing and debugging physics-based C code
• Experience with MATLAB Simulink modeling
• Strong understanding of vehicle dynamics and motion control principles
• Experience with software configuration management processes and tools (eg: Git Ecosystem)
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and drive results in a fast-paced environment with sometimes incomplete requirements
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for innovation in automotive technology
• Must be legally allowed to work in Canada and able to travel to the US
• Must have a valid Canadian driver's license

Additional Job Description

Preferred Qualifications:
 

• MS or PhD in Engineering with focus on controls.
• Experience in plant modeling and analysis tools, MIL, SIL, HIL Testing
• Experience with testing methods and techniques (test-driven development and behavior-driven development (TDD and BDD))
• Expertise in hand-code development of controls algorithms
• CAN and LIN communication protocol knowledge
• Experience working in an agile environment

Benefits Overview:

The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others:
 

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.
• Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits.
• 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.

About GM

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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.

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. 

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 Statement

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