Senior Software Engineer - Vehicle Modeling

General Motors Ventures; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

GM vehicle discounts

Tuition assistance

Job summary

General Motors in Sunnyvale, CA is hiring a vehicle modeling engineer to develop and validate simulation components of ECUs, actuators, and chassis models.

You will collaborate across GM teams, optimize code for performance, and contribute to design documents and release notes. A bachelor's degree and 3+ years in vehicle modeling, plus Python/C/C++, Matlab/Simulink experience, are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with at least 3 years in vehicle modeling.
• Expertise in vehicle system modeling and simulation (powertrain, suspension, steering, brakes, chassis controls).
• Strong programming skills in Python and C/C++.
• Experience with Matlab/Simulink, System ID studies, model validation and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement simulation components modeling vehicle ECUs, actuators, chassis and tires.
• Develop scalable simulation architectures for many host vehicle models.
• Collaborate with Vehicle dynamics and actuation experts across GM.
• Design, run and interpret vehicle model validation studies.
• Refactor and optimize code for long term maintainability and performance improvements.
• Generate documentation for design documents, post-mortems and release notes.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Vehicle modeling

Matlab/Simulink

Data analysis

System ID studies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Matlab/Simulink

Job description

Job Description

What You'll Do

• Develop and implement simulation components that model vehicle ECUs, actuators, chassis, and tires.
• Develop scalable simulation architectures to support a large number of host vehicle models.
• Collaborate with Vehicle dynamics and actuation technical experts across GM.
• Design, run, and interpret vehicle model validation studies.
• Refactor and optimize code for long term maintainability and performance improvements.
• Generate documentation for design documents, port-mortems, and release notes.

Your Skills and Abilities

• A bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related area, and at least 3 years of experience in the vehicle modeling domain.
• Expertise in vehicle system modeling and simulation (powertrain, suspension, steering, brakes, chassis controls, etc.).
• Strong programming skills in Python and C/C++.
• Experience with Matlab/Simulink, System ID studies, model validation, and data analysis.

Compensation

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.

• The salary range for this role is $129,400 and $198,400. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits

• GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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