General Motors

Calibration Engineer - Electrification Battery Systems

General Motors$80K — $110K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS Engineering Degree or equivalent discipline
  • 2+ years of post-graduation engineering experience
  • Independent worker with team collaboration skills
  • Excellent planning and complex problem-solving abilities
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Experience with data acquisition and analysis
  • Passion for electrification propulsion system architectures

Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize calibrations for performance and timing requirements
  • Conduct calibration reviews for quality assurance
  • Organize and coordinate calibration activities with team leads
  • Support resource identification for calibration development
  • Diagnose and rectify vehicle and system deficiencies
  • Resolve vehicle and plant durability issues
  • Utilize analytical tools to verify calibrations

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with flexibility
  • Occasional travel opportunities to other GM sites
  • Potential relocation benefits available
Full Job Description

Job Description

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Milford, Michigan three times per week, at minimum.

The Role:

We are seekingmotivated candidates for a Battery State Estimation Calibration Engineer position in GM's Battery System Controls Calibration group at the Milford Proving Ground. The position involves significant in-vehicle and lab work, along with related analytical and performance verification activities. Calibration engineers engage in cross-functional teams, are expected to handle multiple projects/priorities, and frequently need to balance planned and unplanned work. A typical week includes in-vehicle calibration & testing, lab/bench/analytical activities, and collaboration with algorithm/software and hardware engineers.

Calibration engineers participate in offsite development trips as well as onsite program team vehicle evaluations. In GM27s Battery System Controls group, calibration engineers at the Milford Proving Ground are located in a unique facility dedicated to hybrid/EV development. In addition, the role will require occasional travel to other GM sites, test facilities, plants, or jointventure locations, including up to one or two days a week at the GM Battery System Lab in Warren, MI.

The successful candidate will join the Battery System Controls Calibration Team and be responsible for Battery State Estimation (BSE) Calibration or other features on GM vehicles.They will deliver calibrations that ensure feature/diagnostic functionality and robustness, utilizing system hardware/software troubleshooting skills to resolve issues and complete their calibration standard work. Candidates will analyze large sets of data collected during various test cases (in simulation, lab, and vehicle), tune the system response through calibration and identify areas requiring a change in controls.

What You'll Do:

  • Develop and optimize calibrations to meet performance and timing requirements utilizing Calibration Standard Work
  • Conduct calibration reviews to ensure high quality calibrations
  • Organize, plan, and coordinate calibration activities with Lead Calibrator and Diagnostic Strategist
  • Support identification of requirements for resources to develop calibrations
  • Diagnose and correct vehicle, system, and controls deficiencies
  • Support resolution of vehicle, plant, durability/dyno, or customer issues
  • Utilize analytical tools to develop & verify calibrations
  • Develop, use, and update calibration procedures supporting increased virtualization in the calibration development process.
  • Participate in controls groups and support development of algorithms
  • Participate in development trips and related test activities

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

  • BS Engineering Degree or equivalent discipline
  • 2+ years of post-graduation engineering experience
  • Independent worker, requiring little direction highly capable working in a team environment
  • Excellent planner and complex problem solver
  • High level of oral and written communication skills
  • Experience with data acquisition and analysis
  • Knowledge of and passion for electrification propulsion system architectures

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Masters Degree Engineering Degree or equivalent discipline
  • 5+ years of post-graduation engineering experience
  • Controls and/or calibration experience
  • Experience with Battery Management Systems or Battery State Estimation
  • Experience with tools commonly used in calibration: INCA, Vehicle Spy, CRETA, MDA, Matlab/Simulink
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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