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About this Senior Software Engineer - Vehicle Modeling role at General Motors

General Motors · Onsite · Sunnyvale, California, United States of America

Job Description

What You'll Do

  • Develop and implement simulation components that model vehicle ECUs, actuators, chassis, and tires. 

  • Develop scalable simulation architectures to support a large number of host vehicle models. 

  • Collaborate with Vehicle dynamics and actuation technical experts across GM. 

  • Design, run, and interpret vehicle model validation studies. 

  • Refactor and optimize code for long term maintainability and performance improvements 

  • Generate documentation for design documents, port-mortems, and release notes 

Your Skills and Abilities

  • A bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related area, and at least 3 years of experience in the vehicle modeling domain. 

  • Expertise in vehicle system modeling and simulation (powertrain, suspension, steering, brakes, chassis controls, etc.) 

  • Strong programming skills in Python and C/C++ 

  • Experience with Matlab/Simulink, System ID studies, model validation, and data analysis 

Compensation

The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.  

  • The salary range for this role is $129,400 and $198,400. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position. 

  • Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance. 

Benefits

  • GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more. 

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

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.

Benefits Overview

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Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)

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.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. 

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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How this Software Engineer salary compares

This role pays $163,900/yrin line with the typical range for Software Engineer roles.

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