Senior Vehicle Motion Controls Platform Lead

General Motors Company; Milford Charter Township (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Relocation benefits available

Job summary

General Motors’ Vehicle Motion Controls and Estimation Platform Design team develops reusable motion-control and estimation solutions for future vehicle platforms. This role provides technical leadership in either the steering-controls domain or the suspension and vertical-motion-controls domain, depending on the position.

You will lead end-to-end controls design, develop robust algorithms, and translate vehicle objectives into actuator commands while accounting for constraints, modes, and

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Controls, Robotics, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent with relevant experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver clear technical reports and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end controls design for steering or suspension/vertical-motion domain.
• Develop reusable control and estimation algorithms for vehicle motion objectives.
• For steering-focused roles, develop controls for EPS, steer-by-wire, and active rear steering.
• For suspension-focused roles, develop adaptive and active suspension controls.
• Define platform interfaces, control ownership, and actuator coordination.
• Develop vehicle-motion state estimators and sensor-fusion methods.
• Coordinate with braking, propulsion, and other chassis domains.
• Translate dynamics and controllability objectives into control requirements and calibration strategies.
• Use model-based development, vehicle-dynamics simulation, HIL/DiL, and in-vehicle testing to design, calibrate, verify, and validate controls.
• Implement algorithms in production-oriented embedded software and support release activities.
• Provide leadership and mentorship across controls, software, systems, calibration, test, and programs teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Technical reporting

Driver's license

Education

MSc/PhD in Controls/Robotics/EE/Mechanical

Tools

DOORS

DNG

JAMA

Job description

General Motors’ Vehicle Motion Controls and Estimation Platform Design team develops reusable motion-control and estimation solutions for future vehicle platforms. This role provides technical leadership in either the steering-controls domain or the suspension and vertical-motion-controls domain, depending on the position.

You will lead end-to-end controls design, develop robust algorithms, and translate vehicle objectives into actuator commands while accounting for constraints, modes, and