Lead Vehicle Dynamics Co-Simulation Engineer

General Motors Ventures; Warren (MI); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Vehicle Dynamics Simulation Integration Engineer to lead cross-functional co-simulation efforts for vehicle dynamics across EV, PHEV, and ICE programs, integrating hardware and software models for chassis controls development.

You will collaborate with VDDV, Vehicle Performance, Validation, and Hardware Engineering teams, building SIL/HIL simulations and validating vECUs while mentoring engineers in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering or Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in the space.
• Proven ability to work in teams, balancing technical theory with practical limitations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead resolution of program issues by aligning co-simulation partners to meet technical and timing demands.
• Act as the single point of contact for vehicle dynamics co-sim users, resolving usage concerns.
• Forecast and planning needs, escalating needs for required resources.
• Identify strategic opportunities for innovating processes and methods.
• Align software releases, calibration milestones, and vehicle hardware release milestones to ensure the virtual vehicle co-simulation package is consistently up to date.
• Design, develop, and integrate virtual models representing both hardware and software behavior for active chassis systems into co-sim frameworks for EV, PHEV, and ICE programs to enable vehicle dynamics performance and chassis controls software development, calibration, and validation.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

BS Mechanical Engineering or related field

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

Git

Simpack

CarSim/IPG CarMaker

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Vehicle Dynamics Simulation Integration Engineer to lead cross-functional co-simulation efforts for vehicle dynamics across EV, PHEV, and ICE programs, integrating hardware and software models for chassis controls development.

You will collaborate with VDDV, Vehicle Performance, Validation, and Hardware Engineering teams, building SIL/HIL simulations and validating vECUs while mentoring engineers in a hybrid work environment.