Senior Virtual Propulsion Engineer, Hydraulics & Controls

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer to support automotive transmissions hydraulic-controls and lubrication-system development within Global Virtual Engineering. The role focuses on building plant models, linking hydraulic systems to controls, and simulating system behavior to guide design decisions.

The ideal candidate will translate complex engineering questions into accurate models, compare simulations with test data, and communicate actionable results to cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, controls engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience or equivalent.
• Experience in transmission hydraulics, fluid power, electro-hydraulic controls, or 1D CAE.
• Experience building, using, or reviewing physics-based, control-oriented, or plant models.
• Experience comparing models with physical test data and using results to improve design.

Responsibilities

• Build and use plant models of transmission hydraulic and lubrication systems.
• Connect plant models with transmission controls and system-level simulations.
• Analyze oil flow, pressure, aeration, temperature, valve-body behavior, solenoid response, clutch fill, shift performance, and shift quality.
• Connect component models to system-level transmission models.
• Compare simulation results with component, transmission dynamometer, and vehicle test data.
• Use analysis to support transmission design, controls, calibration, durability, and test decisions.
• Help define requirements for transmission flow, pressure, lubrication, thermal behavior, and performance.
• Investigate issues involving hydraulic behavior, shift performance, vibration, durability, friction, wear, or life.
• Lead technical reviews, communicate recommendations, and mentor other engineers.
• Develop new modeling capabilities to reduce warranty, or to improve first-time capable designs.
• Develop new modeling automation methods to reduce development time for new programs.

Skills

Transmission hydraulics

Fluid power

Electro-hydraulic controls

Dynamic-system simulation

1D CAE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, controls engineering, or related field

Tools

Simcenter Amesim

GT-SUITE

Simscape

MATLAB/Simulink

Model automation

Job description

General Motors is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer to support automotive transmissions hydraulic-controls and lubrication-system development within Global Virtual Engineering. The role focuses on building plant models, linking hydraulic systems to controls, and simulating system behavior to guide design decisions.

The ideal candidate will translate complex engineering questions into accurate models, compare simulations with test data, and communicate actionable results to cross-functional