General Motors is a leading automotive company focused on innovation and sustainability. They are seeking a Virtual Prototyping Application Engineer to develop and validate virtual electronic control units (vECUs) without hardware, utilizing SystemC TLM 2.0 models for microcontrollers and peripherals.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• Minimum 1 - 3 years of relevant professional engineering experience
• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in SystemC, Transaction Level Modeling (TLM 2.0), and SCML
• Proficiency in off the shelf EDA toolchains such as Synopsys Virtualizer and ASTC vLAB
• Expertise in various programming languages (C, C++, Python)
• Experience 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)
• 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
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or Computer Science or similar field
• Experience in creating Level 4 VECU prototypes
• Co-Simulation expertise of Level 4 VECUs
• 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

• 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.

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