Controller Modelling Developer – Virtual ECU Prototyping

Job Description

Work Arrangement : This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office three days per week, at minimum.

The Role

The Virtualization and SIL Integration team at General Motors is a highly technical, highly knowledgeable, passionate, strategic, and visionary group working on an organizational transformation. We are seeking cutting-edge solutions to the question : how do we develop and validate our embedded control system without any hardware? Part of developing a completely virtual embedded control system is developing L4 virtual electronic control units (vECU) that serve as real-time virtual counterparts of physical ECUs. These are functional virtual prototypes of ECUS that execute unmodified production code. These enable engineers to develop software years before ECU hardware is available.

The General Motors Virtualization and SIL Integration team is expanding its capabilities to model, integrate, and fully develop Level 4 Virtual ECUs. As a Virtual Prototyping Application Engineer, you will be responsible for making SystemC TLM 2.0 models of ECU microcontrollers and peripherals. This team supports all vehicle embedded platform features, including Electrification, Propulsion, Motion Controls, Chassis, and Body modules.

What you will do

Create SystemC TLM2.0 models of microcontrollers, asics, drivers, modules, switches, timers, transceivers, etc.

Integrate microcontroller and peripheral models into full Level 4 virtual ECUs

Debug model and integration bugs and issues

Work cross-functionally with Design Release Engineers, Tier 1 suppliers, and software engineers to develop vECUs

Integrate production software into vECUs

Validate and verify vECU functions as expected and executes production software as intended

Collaborate with software developers to root cause and solve low-level, basic software and application software issues found in the virtual environment

Debug integrated production software as needed

Develop script-based engineering workarounds to bridge virtual model limitation gaps

Work cross-functionally with Simulation Integration Engineers to support the integration of vECUs into virtual environments

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Minimum 5+ years of relevant professional engineering experience

Proficiency in SystemC, Transaction Level Modeling (TLM 2.0), and SCML

Expertise in creating Level 4 VECU prototypes

Proficiency in off the shelf EDA toolchains such as Synopsys Virtualizer and ASTC vLAB

Expertise in various programming languages (C, C++, Python)

Expertise in low-level input / output driver development and debugging

Knowledge of electronic control modules and embedded control systems

Knowledge of ARM based microcontrollers

Software integration, compiler and linker file comprehension expertise

Knowledge of AUTOSAR and Automotive Cyber Security

Knowledge in automotive communications (e.g. CAN, LIN, SPI, I2C, UART)

Co-Simulation expertise of Level 4 VECUs

Expertise in the use of software debugging tools (Lauterbach, Green Hills Multi IDE, etc.)

Expertise in Intrepid Vehicle Spy, Vector CANoe

Excellent communication skills

Demonstrated success in leading challenging projects with high levels of ambiguity to completion

Consistent demonstration of GM leadership behavioral competencies

HW architecture / micro-architecture experience.

What Can Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or Computer Science or similar field.

Knowledge of software test automation

Expertise in software tools development Software tools development expertise

Embedded control system design expertise

Production vehicle program execution experience

Development experience in both Windows and Linux environments

Familiarity with software development build process and associated tools (e.g. Gerrit, Jenkins, Git, etc.)

Familiarity with scalable simulation deployment methodologies leveraging containers (e.g. Docker, Singularity, etc.)

Familiarity with synchronous and asynchronous event driven simulation

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors of Canada total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan currently includes the following benefits, in addition to many others :

Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and supplemental benefits for pregnancy, parental and adoption leave.

Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits.

Life insurance plans to cover you and your family.

Company and matching contributions to a Defined Contribution Pension plan to help you save for retirement.

GM Vehicle Purchase Plan for you, your family and friends.

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

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and / or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire .

Accommodations

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