Plant Modelling Engineer

Title - Plant Modelling Engineer

Location - Warren, Michigan

Employment Type - Full-time

Job Description







Responsibilities :
Read and understand electrical drawings, including circuit and control diagnostics of a device (sensor or actuator)
Develop sensor / actuator plant model architecture in Simulink or appropriate virtual tool
Follow and set interface standards to be used by VHiL, HiL, SiL and CoSim environments for consumption
Define and execute test cases based on customer feedback and model development
Lead and execute device data acquisition collection to aid in characterization of performance and diagnostic responses of the device
Manage change management (enhancement, release notes, test cases, technical support) of a model
Define virtualization requirements for modeling, supplier, hardware and controls community
Bring various groups together to comprehend supplier, hardware, controls and diagnostics requirements
Ability to drive balance between long term and short term actuator and sensor virtualization model requirements (fidelity) between inhouse resources and supplier based solutions
Coordinate and balance virtual requirements between vehicle and propulsion domains of common devices
Collect and comprehend Vehicle Calibration differences and translate that into model design robustness for implementing variation







Qualifications:
REQUIRED
BS Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Aerospace Engineering
2+ years of relevant experience
Ability to read and understand electrical drawings
Ability to understand wiring of devices to controller and how to quantify within the tools and requirement (ICD, CTS, CTR)
Familiarity with DOORs to comprehend interface and device and controller requirements
Knowledge/Ability to operate in a Simulink environment
Ability to make changes in in Simulink and or integrate S-function/fmu functionality into other simulation environments
Understanding of serial communication (LIN, ISO Spi, CAN and Ethernet)
Ability to execute virtualization within the GMSIM/ D-space environment.
Ability to work within AEMSIM, Simscape, Simulink, GT Power, SABER environments







PREFERRED
MS Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Aerospace Engineering
5+ years of relevant experience
Comprehensive vehicle propulsion system-level knowledge
Ability to understand differences between analog inputs, H bridge drivers, High side PWM frequency
Ability to understand controller HWIO, and or LIN, CAN and SENT protocols
Ability to comprehend the subsystem differences between ECU, HWIO sensor and actuator sub-system functionality of a given devices.
Ability to read and comprehend software source code and models actions.
Familiarity with version control systems (VCS) tools like Git, SVN and TFS.
Familiarity with simulation data management (SDM) systems like TeamCenter and RTC.
Familiarity with GCC compiler, gdb debugger, Eclipse, and ETAS INCA measurement and calibration tools