Senior Controls Design Engineer

Job Description

Work Arrangement: Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Markham or Oshawa office three times per week, at minimum.

The Team

VMEC (Vehicle Mechatronics Embedded Controls) is a production level group that supports the definition, design, and development of all embedded controllers that impact vehicle motion. VMEC group is comprised of inclusive and diverse Agile teams, where everyone has a voice in the conversation.

The Role 

This role is for Senior Control Design Engineer. In this role, you will directly impact the GM vehicles that drive down the road as well as new market opportunities! We are seeking creative, highly motivated, agile thinkers with passion and expertise in Controls and Software with great attention to detail. The selected candidate will develop controls and diagnostics collaborating with scrum teams and using appropriate common methods for VMEC features to support the growth capability of controls and diagnostic methods and to keep General Motors at the forefront of technology.

What You'll Do
 

• Develop and implement control and diagnostic algorithms for various vehicle features and systems in Brake controls using either Model Based coding (MATLAB) or C/C++.
• Help define calibration strategies and promote hand code practices in controls and SW implementation.
• Ensure compliance to safety and government regulations while developing GM-internal best practices.
• Strong ability to interpret system requirements and translate it control and SW strategies.
• Design and manage key strategic interfaces within systems to enable component reuse and consistency to standard methodologies.
• Provide support to other specialists for root cause analysis.
• Define software unit tests, HIL (Hardware in the loop), and vehicle tests from customer's expectations and system requirements.
• Meet higher level physics-based requirements with efficient designs using modeling, simulation, data collection, and analysis.
• Support resolution of vehicle, plant, or customer issues related to controls and calibration.
• Help build tools, libraries, and training material to enable capability growth and support learning of the team.
• Collaborate with other teams to define and integrate components, check functionality on the bench and in the vehicle.
• Strong ability to expertly capture and analyze empirical data to verify system performance.
• Participate in the relevant Team and Program Events: Program Increment Planning, DSU (Daily Stand Up), Iteration Reviews, ART Inspection and Adapt sessions etc.
• Works cross-functionally with System Engineers, Software Engineers, Feature/Function Engineers, Calibrators, Product Owner/Scrum Leader to ensure robust design.
• Mentor new employees to help increase capabilities and share knowledge.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Travel as required.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
 

• BS in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science, or equivalent degree.
• Minimum 5+ years Engineering experience related to embedded controls and/or controls/software development.
• Knowledge of Electrification and diagnostics.
• Understanding of Embedded Controls Development & Delivery Process.
• Skilled with Software coding (C-language), Simulink, MATLAB, DOORS, GIT environment(s); plant modeling and/or analysis tools.
• Proficiency with control system theory and application to embedded systems including state space feedback control, adaptive control, and model predictive control (or equivalent).
• Strong partnership and teamwork skills, with demonstrated ability to learn from and share knowledge with co-workers in a fast-paced environment with sometimes incomplete requirements.
• High level of analytical problem-solving skills where problems are unusual and difficult.
• Ability to Participate in cross-functional scrum teams while demonstrating high level of collaboration and negotiation.
• High level of integrity, ability to deal with ambiguity, take initiative/self-directed.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects and assignments with autonomy and accountability for results.
• Consistent demonstration of innovative thinking that is customer-centric.

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
 

• MS in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science, or equivalent degree.
• In-depth knowledge of algorithm/software development and calibration of vehicle motion controls.
• Strong understanding of vehicle dynamic systems especially brake systems.
• Experience in plant modeling and analysis tools, MIL, SIL, HIL Testing.
• Vehicle Propulsion, Brake Control, or Chassis Control or Battery High Voltage, or Vehicle Energy Transfer, or Charging or Automotive System knowledge is a plus.
• DFSS Black Belt.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

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

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.

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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