Job Description

Senior Vehicle Systems Engineer - Radars, ADAS Sensing System Execution

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

Vehicle Systems Engineers are the business partner of the Electrical Systems Management Team (SMT) to the Vehicle Program Team that deploys component/system solutions, manages imperatives, and ensures integration compatibility to the vehicle mission profile.

Sensing System Execution is a rapidly evolving space – deploying new camera, radar, lidar and ultrasonic sensors for driver assist features and autonomous vehicles. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and deploy on-vehicle sensor system performance to end users. This position requires creativity, initiative, independent judgment backed with data, and effective cross-organizational teamwork to be successful.

The Role

The Senior Vehicle Systems Engineer is responsible for delivering the integrated on-vehicle sensor performance of the Radars for all ADAS programs. You will be responsible to advance end-to-end sensor performance that provides the highest level of benefit to our customers.

This involves hands-on in-vehicle, bench and virtual testing, data analysis, procedure refinement, tool deployment and performance optimization. In this role you will work closely with other sensor team members, sensing system design engineers, perception, feature engineers and design release engineers to deliver robust, integrated sensor performance for ADAS features.

What You'll Do

• Single point contact for end-to-end sensor performance and execution of Acceptance Test Plan (ATP)

• Integrate new sensor hardware and software on-vehicle

• Lead on-vehicle sensor issue root cause, verify resolution and feed forward lessons learned

• Guide sensor performance PRTS (problem resolution tracking system) and Jira tickets to resolution

• Support software engineers, perception team and suppliers to ensure sensor capability is developed to achieve feature performance

• Collaborate with Sensor System Design Engineers and DREs to establish and improve Key Performance Indicators (KPI), ATPs (Acceptance Test Plans), component IQC (Initial Quality Check) and sensor tools for sensors to meet perception and feature requirements

• Participate in Dev/Val, Core, workgroups, PDTs, and technical reviews as required

• Travel as needed in support of sensor development and performance calibration rides (less than 10%)

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering degree

• 5+ years of engineering experience in an automotive or related industry

• 3+ years of systems, integration, testing and/or calibration engineering experience with ultrasonics, camera, lidar, radar, and/or other sensor systems

• Technical understanding of complex vehicle systems

• Ability to root cause complex problems

• High level of communication and interpersonal skills to work independently and effectively with others, and ability to establish peer relationships

• Demonstrated ability to successfully accomplish tasks under minimal direction

• This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

• 3+ years of systems, integration, testing and/or calibration engineering experience with radars

• Demonstrated proficiency in Python tool and scripting development

• Vehicle architectures, CAN, LIN, ethernet aptitude

• Previous experience in virtual, HIL, SIL, or component sensor development

• Vehicle development, calibration, integration, diagnostics experience

• Proficiency utilizing data collection and calibration tools such as INCA, Vehicle Spy, Creta, Bitbucket

• Knowledge of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, such as FMVSS-127

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Why Join Us

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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

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