Body Controls Calibration and System Test Engineer

About the role

The Body Controls Calibration and System Testing Team at General Motors is seeking a Body Electronics System Test Engineer/cal engineer to join our organization. Our area is rapidly evolving due to the adoption of software-defined architecture, focusing on calibrating and validating various customer-facing features in areas such as Vehicle Access, Occupant Protection, Cabin Comfort, Exterior and Interior Lighting, among others.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solutions across calibration and system test for body controls.
• Create, manage, and complete Body electronics software feature/system/solution validation plans (Behavior Test specification etc.).
• Follow best practices and develop procedures to calibrate systems to meet product goals, and program timing with quality.
• Develop and release Body Controls Calibrations for deployment to GM Vehicle Programs.
• Lead/Support Calibration Reviews.
• Develop test methodologies to support new technology launch.
• Lead test automation development and execution for relevant body controls products.
• Lead and execute certification relevant activities for body electronics software features.
• Collect data using advanced test equipment.
• Analyze, review results and document failures via PRTS, Jira etc.
• Author validation reports (CG190 etc.).
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (PI planning, DSU etc.).
• Support issue root cause analysis and resolution.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years of experience with proven technical and professional skills in Engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer/software engineering, or Computer Science.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in programming/scripting (Python etc.).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with Test automation framework (Autobot, Autoval etc.).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in performing testing in multiple test environments (HIL, Vehicle, Virtual).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Software Integration testing/System Integration testing and/or Feature testing and/or Calibration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical/computer/software engineering.
• Experience with vehicle and bench validation at component or subsystem level.
• Experience with in-vehicle calibration including use of tools (ETAS/INCA, Intrepid, etc.) for data acquisition and analysis.
• Experience with data logging tools (Vehicle Spy, CANALYZER Tools etc.).
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) process and familiarity with Gherkin.
• Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Jira and other configuration management, version control and code quality tools.
• Experience debugging software/electrical/HW issues.
• Working knowledge of embedded software development using C/Matlab/Simulink and associated tools (Jira, DOORS, Rhapsody, etc.).
• Quick to learn, ambitious, and willing to work hands-on with GM's vehicles and benches.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Able to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal direction.