General Motors is seeking a Virtual Prototyping Application Engineer to join their Virtualization and SIL Integration team. This role involves creating SystemC TLM 2.0 models of microcontrollers and integrating them into Level 4 virtual electronic control units for vehicle embedded platforms.
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
- 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.
Company Overview
General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts. It was founded in 1908, and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.gm.com.