Advanced Propulsion Senior Engineer – Battery Electronics

General Motors•Warren, MI

About The Position

The Role : Advanced Battery Electrical Engineering at General Motors is rapidly developing area in the advanced propulsion organization. We're creating cutting-edge battery systems that provide industry-leading energy, power, and fast-charge capability for future electric vehicles. This team is critical to achieving GM’s vision of Zero Emissions, Zero Crashes, and Zero Congestion. As an Advanced Propulsion Senior Engineer in Battery Electronics, you will be responsible for the advanced design, analysis, development, and testing of all electrical hardware components within the high-voltage battery, including HV bussing, LV wiring, connectors, cell monitoring units, and the battery disconnect unit. You will engage with counterparts responsible for battery modules, structures, and thermal systems and work closely with counterparts in the new products group to ensure successful transition of technology.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
5+ years of related engineering experience.
Knowledge in battery sensing or electronics theory and principles.
Knowledge in design, development, and testing of Battery Electronics.
Understanding of electrified vehicle system and integration.
Design, development, validation, or release experience.
Ability to work non-standard hours to collaborate with overseas suppliers.
Ability to build and present information to leadership, peers, customers, and suppliers in a clear and concise manner.
Hands-on experience working in laboratory and vehicle battery pack environment.
Experience using Matlab and commonly used CAN tools.
Available to travel to support supplier engagement and conferences.
Ability to lead complex technical projects with cross-functional teams
Ability to take ambiguous problems and define a tangible approach to identify optimal solutions
Showcase a wide range of creativity and latitude on challenging assignments
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
In-depth understanding of engineering principles

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PHD in Engineering, specialization in Electronics preferred.
5+ years of vehicle battery electronics experience.
Experience in design for EMC in electronics modules.
Hands-on working experience with w/BMS systems.
High-voltage safety trained with hands-on experience
Proficiency in using commercial tools for modeling and simulation of electronics.
Experience with vehicle software architecture such as VIP, SDV
Proficient in developing analytical models to inform design decisions (Excel, Matlab, etc..)
Experience in thermal and electrical analysis
Experience with Unigraphics NX / CAD Software
Programming experience: Python, C/C++.
DFSS Black Belt Certification

Responsibilities

Be committed to safety in everything our team does.
Promote an inclusive team environment that values the backgrounds, opinions, and ideas that may be different from your own.
For new concepts and ideas, establish fundamental learnings and develop designs through advanced technology projects (ATW).
Establish relationships with key suppliers and engage on development projects through Statement of Development Work (SODW) agreements.
Partner with the Virtual Design, Development, & Validation (VDDV) Team to utilize virtual tools which assess the performance of electrical hardware designs against program requirements.
Actively pursue cost reduction, efficiency, and performance improvement advanced projects on Battery Electronics.
Establish technology leadership and grow relationships with industry technical specialists, key university labs, and national laboratories.
Work closely with battery cell, module, pack system teams, systems software organizations, and other power electronics, control system, calibration, software, and validation engineering teams to ensure timely integration of components.
Collaborate across organizations to support vehicle integration and testing.
Collaborate with and provide technical mentorship to Tier 1 / 2 suppliers.
Develop engineering designs and generate technical solutions for advanced hardware.
Perform worst-case analysis to assess design performance and robustness.
Participate in supplier technical reviews and DFMEA reviews to ensure design compliance.
Develop intellectual property and document design and process improvements via technical reports.
Perform competitive benchmarking and component teardowns.
Utilize DFSS methodology as a decision tool for design trade-off activities and decision making.