Electric Drive Virtual-Validation Engineer

General Motors Company; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an Electric Drive SIL Simulation Engineer to accelerate the development of next-generation propulsion systems using physics-based models and virtual test benches. You will build and apply models to develop, simulate, and verify motor-control algorithms across a wide range of operating conditions—well before hardware is available.

You will collaborate with controls, software, calibration, power electronics, and vehicle teams to diagnose issues, de-risk edge cases, and

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in electric-machine modeling, motor controls, power electronics, or related areas.
• Strong understanding of AC machine operating principles and three-phase switching topologies.
• Experience developing or using dynamic, physics-based, reduced-order, or control-oriented models of electric drives.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink for electric-drive modeling, control simulation, data analysis, or algorithm verification.
• Knowledge of motor-control concepts such as field-oriented control, SVPWM, current regulation, and torque control.
• Ability to analyze results, test hypotheses, and solve complex engineering problems.
• Ability to read embedded C and interfaces; hands-on software development is helpful but not primary.
• Ability to communicate technically and collaborate with multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain physics-based dynamic models of electric drives (AC machines, three-phase inverters, etc.).
• Build models at suitable fidelity for control design, SIL co-simulation, and vehicle-level simulation.
• Evaluate control performance, efficiency, losses, and torque response using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Translate test data into model parameters and validation cases; identify mismatches and propose improvements.
• Design and execute simulation test plans, parameter sweeps, and regression tests across varying conditions.
• Integrate validated models and controllers into SIL/co-simulation environments while preserving physics fidelity.
• Support reuse of plant models across SIL, HIL, and vehicle-level CoSIM with cross-functional teams.
• Document model assumptions, sources, limitations, and interfaces for reuse.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in model fidelity, speed, and automation and provide user support.

Skills

Electric-drive modeling

Motor-control algorithms

MATLAB/Simulink

SIL/Co-simulation

Model validation

Control theory

Data analysis

Embedded C familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering

Tools

GMSIM

FMU Studio

SIL instrumentation

Git

Job description

General Motors is seeking an Electric Drive SIL Simulation Engineer to accelerate the development of next-generation propulsion systems using physics-based models and virtual test benches. You will build and apply models to develop, simulate, and verify motor-control algorithms across a wide range of operating conditions—well before hardware is available.

You will collaborate with controls, software, calibration, power electronics, and vehicle teams to diagnose issues, de-risk edge cases, and