General Motors

Drive Quality Calibration and Toolchain Development Engineer

General Motors • $90K — $120K *
Warren, MI 48089In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in transmission development, calibration, or related driveline/vehicle controls.
  • Experience developing MATLAB-based toolchains for calibration and data analysis.
  • Hands-on experience creating calibration methods for vehicle programs.
  • Proficiency with simulation and calibration tools such as MATLAB and INCA.
  • Understanding of transmission hardware and controls integration.
  • Experience in applying machine learning methods for engineering analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Develop new features in the Drive Quality Development Toolbox for transmission calibration.
  • Maintain existing DQDev features to support new vehicle programs.
  • Apply machine learning to enhance vehicle drive quality analysis.
  • Create methods for characterizing transmission hardware using dynamometer cells.
  • Support Calibration Loading and Drive Quality integration with simulation tools.
  • Build analytics tools to model and analyze test data characterizations.
  • Lead meetings to prioritize DQDev enhancements and user requests.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work arrangement with a minimum in-office requirement.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge transmission calibration technology.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams in vehicle performance.
  • Access to professional development programs and training resources.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Role

As a Drive Quality Calibration and Toolchain Development Engineer, you will lead the development, enhancement, and deployment of toolbox-based workflows that enable high-quality transmission calibration and drive quality development. You will combine hands-on transmission experience with strong MATLAB-based tool development, data-driven methods, and machine learning techniques to optimize shift characteristics, pedal maps, and related controls. This role will also apply machine learning and advanced analytics to modeling and simulation workflows, enabling earlier virtual calibration, faster development loops, and improved customer-perceived vehicle performance.

What You'll Do
  • Develop and implement new features in the Drive Quality Development (DQDev) Toolbox, including transmission shift optimization, pedal map generation, calibration workflows, and data-driven modeling capabilities.
  • Maintain and update existing DQDev features and data to support new vehicle and transmission programs.
  • Develop and apply machine learning methods and techniques to modeling and simulation to support vehicle energy, propulsion and drive quality analyis
  • Create and refine methods and procedures for characterizing transmission hardware using dynamometer cells, enabling robust initial calibration sets.
  • Support Calibration Loading, Parameter Management, and Drive Quality integration to broader simulation toolchain.
  • Build and maintain data processing and analytics tools (MATLAB/Excel and other appropriate environments) to filter, analyze, transform, and model test data into actionable characterization and calibration inputs.
  • Develop predictive, surrogate, or pattern-recognition approaches that improve model fidelity, reduce manual tuning effort, and accelerate calibration decisions.
  • Lead roadmap and work-request meetings to outline, track, and prioritize DQDev enhancements, bug fixes, user requests, and advanced method development.
  • Support release planning and execution for the Drive Quality Toolbox, including documentation, validation, and user rollout.
  • Collaborate with Calibration, Drive Quality, Energy, Noise/Vibration, and modeling/simulation teams to ensure toolbox algorithms, machine learning methods, and outputs align with cross-functional requirements.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve user issues with DQDev and related toolchains, providing training, best practices, and user support as needed.

Additional Job Description:

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical field.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in transmission development, calibration, or related driveline/vehicle controls domains.
  • Demonstrated experience developing or using MATLAB-based toolchains for calibration, data analysis, model-based development, or simulation workflow automation.
  • Hands-on experience creating calibration methods and initial transmission calibrations (e.g., 50% and 63% sets) for vehicle programs.
  • Proficiency with simulation, test, and calibration tools such as MATLAB, INCA, and Excel-based analysis tools.
  • Understanding of transmission hardware, vehicle powertrain behavior, and controls integration, including shift quality and pedal map design.
  • Proven ability to dissect, filter, and leverage test and dyno data to drive characterization, modeling, and calibration decisions.
  • Experience developing, applying, or supporting machine learning methods and techniques for engineering analysis, modeling, simulation, optimization, or data-driven decision-making.
  • Experience maintaining constraints, logic, and outputs within a structured toolbox environment (e.g., DQDev).
  • Strong organizational and communication skills with demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional discussions and prioritize tool development work.
  • Interest in developing tools, models, and processes that improve organizational effectiveness, shorten development loops, and enhance drive quality.


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 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}.

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General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
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