At General Motors, we are building on our momentum and changing the way we do things. As we move towards our ZERO ZERO ZERO vision for the future, we are looking to add hard-working individuals to help contribute to our Validation team! The Body Controls Calibration & System Test Team is looking for a Passive Safety and Occupant Protection System Calibration and Test Engineer to join our organization! Our area is rapidly growing and is being transformed due to the adoption of software-defined architecture. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands on experience in future technologies GM is introducing in Body electronics/Mechatronics space. We believe work-life balance is essential to a team member’s success and job satisfaction. This position allows some work flexibility to ensure our diverse team has good work-life balance.
The Passive Safety and Occupant Protection System Calibration and Test Engineer will:
- Lead Passive Safety and Occupant Protection feature, system and solution testing (manual and automated) on virtual, bench and vehicle test environments.
- Work cross-functionally with system safety, system engineering, design release, suppliers etc. to develop robust test methodologies for safety critical features.
- Lead test automation development and execution
- Collect data using advanced test equipment.
- Analyze, review results and document failures via PRTS, Jira etc.
- Author validation reports (CG190 etc.)
- Participate in Agile ceremonies (PI planning, DSU etc.)
- Deliver configuration calibrations to support different vehicle platforms.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Support regulatory and compliance relevant initiatives for Passive Safety and Occupant Protection features.
- Lead system test issue resolution initiatives
- Lead best practices and process improvement initiatives.
- Support program team reviews and demos.
- Maintain communication with cross-functional stakeholders.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 4 years of experience with proven technical and professional skills in Engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer/software engineering, or Computer Science
- Experince in programming/scripting (Python etc.)
- Experience with Test automation framework (Autobot, Autoval etc.)
- Valid US Driver License
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree/PhD in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, or Computer Science
- Experience with different passive safety relevant regulations and associated test methodologies (EuroNCAP, FMVSS208, FMVSS563 etc.)
- Experience with embedded SW development for Sensing Diagnostics Module (SDM), Automatic Occupant Sensing (AOS), airbags etc.
- Experience with vehicle and bench validation at component or subsystem level
- Experience with data logging tools (Vehicle Spy, CANALYZER Tools etc.)
- Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) process and familiarity with Gherkin.
- Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Jira and other configuration management, version control and code quality tools.
- Experience with virtual testing (CoSIM/GMSIM or other platform).
- Working knowledge of embedded software development using C/Matlab/Simulink and associated tools (Jira, DOORS, Rhapsody, GIT etc.)
- Quick to learn, ambitious, and willing to work hands-on with GM's vehicles and benches.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal direction.
