Calibration Engineer - Thermal

General Motors Africa & Middle East; Brighton Charter Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Hybrid work arrangement

Travel <25%

Job summary

General Motors in Milford, MI is seeking a Thermal Calibration Engineer for the EV Thermal Calibration team. You will own high-quality calibrations for BEV3/BET programs and collaborate across calibration, software, and program teams.

The role includes developing and optimizing calibrations, building analytical tools, and scripting for RLM tools, with a hybrid work arrangement and travel <25% as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering is required.
• 2+ years in SW/Controls development, calibration, verification, or validation.
• Experience with in-vehicle testing and troubleshooting electrical systems.
• Experience with data acquisition and analysis.
• Independent worker who collaborates well in a team.
• Willing to gain training and adapt to program changes.
• Strong time management to meet customer deliverables across projects.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize calibrations to meet performance and timing requirements.
• Develop analytical tools to develop and verify calibrations.
• Write scripts to develop RLM tools.
• Capture and analyze empirical data efficiently.
• Support virtual calibration development and execution (VDDV).
• Own delivery of high-quality thermal calibrations for BEV3/BET programs.
• Coordinate calibration activities with calibrators and leads.

Skills

Calibrations development

Data analysis

In-vehicle testing

Scripting in Python/C++

Team collaboration

Root cause analysis

Independent work

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering

Tools

INCA

Vehicle Spy

CRETA

MDA

MATLAB/Simulink

ETAS/INCA

DAQ tools

Job description

Job Description

Work Classification: Hybrid: The successful candidate is expected to report to Milford, MI three times per week, at minimum, or as dictated by the business.

The Role

Our team is seeking a strongly motivated candidate to be a Thermal Calibration Engineer, in the EV Thermal Calibration team. In this role, this person will be a technical interface between calibration team members, calibration technical specialists, software, and program teams. The selected candidate will also have ownership of delivering high-quality calibrations for selected BEV3/BET programs.

What you’ll do

• Develop and optimize calibrations to meet performance and timing requirements utilizing Calibration Standard Work Support and assist the team in closing out program PRTS or other program issues that come through
• Develop analytical tools to develop & verify calibrations
• Ability to write scripts to develop RLM tools
• Strong ability to efficiently capture and analyze empirical data
• Support and aid the development and execution of calibrations virtually (VDDV)
• Have ownership of delivering high quality thermal calibrations for selected BEV3/BET programs
• Organize, plan, and coordinate calibration activities with calibrators, Lead Calibrator and Diagnostic Strategist
• Support procuring requirements for resources to develop calibrations such as HFT, cold box, CWT
• Diagnose and correct vehicle, system, and controls deficiencies
• Participate in development trips and related test activities

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in SW/Controls development, calibration, verification, or validation.
• Experience with in-vehicle testing, including troubleshooting experience with electrical systems.
• Experience with data acquisition and analysis.
• Independent worker requiring little direction and works well in a team environment.
• Willing to gain specific training from a variety of people / techniques.
• Demonstrated adaptability and ability to deal with ambiguity and changes driven by program modifications/updates.
• Strong time management skills, required to meet agreed upon customer deliverables while managing multiple projects.
• Able to contribute to technical projects and work effectively with Local and Global teams.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Skills)

• Master of Science degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in SW/Controls development, calibration, verification, or validation.
• Experience developing control system calibrations.
• Experience with tools commonly used in calibration: INCA, Vehicle Spy, CRETA, MDA, and/or MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with ETAS/INCA, Intrepid/Vehicle Spy or similar DAQ tools.
• Demonstrated experience developing scripts using programming languages such as Visual Basic, C, C++ or Python.
• Knowledge of the bevHEAT Thermal System.

Location & Travel

Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

Travel <25% for this role.

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