Propulsion Hydraulics Virtual Engineering Lead

General Motors LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Total Rewards resources

Job summary

General Motors Company is seeking an experienced engineer to lead the virtual development of propulsion hydraulic systems, guiding hardware teams to smarter design decisions and reducing physical testing through advanced modeling and virtual calibration.

The role partners with virtual engineering, test, hardware, controls, and calibration groups to set direction for future virtual capabilities, mentor colleagues, and drive cross‑functional technical excellence across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of engineering experience in propulsion systems, fluid systems, hydraulics, modeling and simulation, design, testing, controls, calibration, or related field.
• Strong understanding of propulsion fluid-system physics and experience applying that knowledge to engine, transmission, or vehicle development.
• Experience developing, using, reviewing, and correlating system-level models for fluid, hydraulic, or propulsion applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the virtual development of propulsion-hydraulics systems and guide design decisions.
• Set direction for future virtual capabilities and methods, with reduced physical testing.
• Develop and improve models capturing system behavior and failure causes for design reviews and validation.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering on architectures, sizing, tradeoffs, and design changes.
• Coordinate with test teams to correlate models and plan focused testing.
• Provide models and methods to support virtual calibration and earlier engineering decisions.
• Mentor team members and customers on propulsion-hydraulics fundamentals and applications.

Skills

Propulsion hydraulics modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Python scripting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

GT-SUITE

AMESim

MATLAB/Simulink

Simscape

Siemens NX

SABER

Job description

General Motors Company is seeking an experienced engineer to lead the virtual development of propulsion hydraulic systems, guiding hardware teams to smarter design decisions and reducing physical testing through advanced modeling and virtual calibration.

The role partners with virtual engineering, test, hardware, controls, and calibration groups to set direction for future virtual capabilities, mentor colleagues, and drive cross‑functional technical excellence across programs.