Battery & Propulsion HIL Engineer

General Motors Company; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Battery & Propulsion HIL Engineer in Milford, MI on a hybrid schedule. The role focuses on creating hardware-in-the-loop environments to support development, verification and validation of embedded controllers for battery, electrification, engine, and powertrain.

You will design and maintain models using dSpace Simulink and Simscape, build HIL benches, and collaborate across software, calibration and validation teams to deliver reliable features on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechatronics, Electrical, Software or Computer).
• 4+ years of experience in design of models with controls theory and with real time simulation.
• 4+ years of experience in HIL design, troubleshooting and integration.
• 2+ years of experience in automotive engineering.
• 1+ years of experience in applying DFSS tools and methodologies to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with software development, calibration, and validation stakeholders to identify solutions to customer needs.
• Create and maintain simulation models for test environments (plant, sensors, actuators, serial data, controllers).
• Design HIL benches, harness design, power requirements, and ECUs integration.
• Understand ISO SPI, CAN tools, and INCA.
• Apply Agile principles and Lean DFSS methodologies.
• Collaborate with test environment users to root-cause issues and resolve test results.

Skills

Modeling with controls theory and real

HIL design

Automotive engineering

DFSS tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

ETAS INCA

Lauterbach

CAN tools

Python

C/C++

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Battery & Propulsion HIL Engineer in Milford, MI on a hybrid schedule. The role focuses on creating hardware-in-the-loop environments to support development, verification and validation of embedded controllers for battery, electrification, engine, and powertrain.

You will design and maintain models using dSpace Simulink and Simscape, build HIL benches, and collaborate across software, calibration and validation teams to deliver reliable features on time.