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Performance Calibration Engineer - Automated Driving Front Impact Mitigation

General Motors

General Motors

Milford Charter Twp, MI, USA
Posted on Dec 11, 2024

Job Description

Hybrid:

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Milford three times per week, at minimum [or other frequency dictated by the business].

The Role:

The ADAS DRIVE Organization is responsible for the Design, Requirements, Integration, Validation and Execution of ADAS Products. As a performance calibration engineer in the ADAS DRIVE Front Impact Mitigation team you will be responsible for planning and executing testing required to develop, calibrate, and validate Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) solutions. This engineer will be working on production level calibrations and doing hands-on work in vehicles, benches and in simulation environments with the goal of providing a flawless customer experience that saves lives.

What You'll Do (responsibilities):

  • Understand algorithms in your area of responsibility and participate in developing and improving software, calibration quality, and efficiency.
  • Integrate new Front Impact Mitigation software into vehicles, benches, or simulation as required.
  • Plan testing and follow calibration guides to develop program specific calibrations that pass internal, regulatory, and NCAP requirements.
  • Efficiently collect and analyze test data.
  • Work cross functionally to triage issues and communicate impacts with the appropriate teams.
  • Identify opportunities to improve calibration / validation process and reduce rework.
  • Conduct calibration and performance reviews for your programs.
  • Execute validation process/CGs and write validation test reports.
  • Continuously look for feature enhancements or design improvements.
  • Make recommendations based on work completed, share lessons learned with the team members, and keep managers as well as leads informed of assignment status, timing, and technical issues.

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Physics, Math, Computer Science, or related technical degree.
  • 2+ years of overall engineering experience.
  • Understanding of active safety systems, vehicle performance, and automated driving technology
  • Strong ability to work with computer-based tools to collect and analyze data.
  • High level of oral and written communication skills.
  • Effectively handle multiple priorities while maintaining a dedication to the tasks at hand.
  • The ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis.
  • Ability to travel as needed to support product development and testing.

What Can Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Master’s degree in Engineering
  • 2+ years of automotive experience in testing, development, calibration, and validation (preferably with ETAS/INCA and NeoVi / Vehicle Spy tools).
  • Experience with vehicle diagnostics, CAN, and Ethernet.
  • Experience with radars, lidars, camera or similar sensor systems.
  • Experience with simulation, HiL, and/or mathematical modeling.
  • MATLAB/Simulink & Python tool/script development proficiency.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.


We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

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