System Integration Validation Engineer - Planar Motion Coordination (GPSSC)

Description

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role

Join the innovative and high‑impact Planar Motion Coordination team within Global Systems Engineering, Safety, and Validation as a Systems Integration Validation Engineer. Our team defines and delivers torque distribution (mechanical AWD/4WD, eAWD, eLSD, etc.), traction control, and vehicle dynamics state estimation systems and safety cases that shape how every GM vehicle performs on the road.

In this role, you will lead end-to-end integration and validation of these systems across vehicle programs and architecture variants. This includes system-level test case definition, safety/functional/performance/robustness testing via virtual/hardware-in-the-loop (HiL)/vehicle assets, issue identification & resolution, and system readiness assessments.

What You’ll Do

Lead system integration for specific program applications, ensuring system performance meets key program development milestones

Ensure final product meets requirements via direct testing or aggregation of decomposed tests

Conduct exploratory evaluations and robustness testing beyond requirements to ensure our product meets or exceeds customer expectations

Generate system development and validation plans that utilize behavioral modeling, Software-In-the Loop (SIL), Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL), and vehicle assets

Setup data acquisition and instrumentation to perform detailed analysis on their output

Define system-level tests for all integration, automated regression testing, and validation activities for assigned systems

Support system engineers and system safety engineers during requirement development through modeling, vehicle experiments, and competitive benchmarking.

Support cross functional teams with system expertise to ensure coordinated execution and a high-quality result

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics or related field of study.

2+ years of relevant engineering experience, ideally in automotive vehicle dynamics or propulsion

Possess a valid driver’s license and be comfortable performing advanced driving maneuvers such as high lateral acceleration turns or maneuvers on an icy surface.

Travel as required (~5%, occasional day trips and 1-2 weeks of off-site winter testing)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with vehicle dynamics, vehicle motion controls, driveline systems, chassis controls, calibration, or vehicle integration.

Experience with vehicle development, including instrumentation, data acquisition, fault insertion, and test execution

Experience with virtual development (MiL, SiL, HiL, DiL) and custom tool development via coding (C, Python, etc.)

Knowledge of distributed real-time control systems, embedded software development, automotive networks, diagnostics, Ethernet/CAN/LIN, DTCs, and logs.

Experience with GM requirements, validation, evidence-management, and issue-tracking tools; familiarity with safety, regulatory, or compliance evidence.

Experience conducting advanced maneuvers or already possess advanced driving certification

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}.

The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

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

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 

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