Advanced Electric Drive and Power Electronics Engineer

General Motors•Warren, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role defines and documents requirements, executes design, analysis, development, and testing of electric drives, including inverters and motors, to ensure successful vehicle application of the electric drive by considering hardware, controls, calibration, software, and overall integration. The engineer will develop and document initial component and subsystem requirements for electric drives, deriving them to meet propulsion system requirements using system engineering discipline, standard work and analysis, and simulation including competitive assessments. Requirements will be documented via RCEs and ICDs based on flow down of requirements from Propulsion System Technical Specs (P-STS) and vehicle technical specifications (VTS). The engineer will develop electric drive components to meet key performance and cost targets by working collaboratively with Product Engineering, Systems Engineering, Modeling, Analysis, Cost Engineering, Planning, and Program Teams. This role also leads and coordinates component trade studies to select optimized solutions to meet vehicle requirements of range, performance, drive quality, and cost. Ensures analytical models, initial component designs, and controls have been developed with high fidelity through the BA phase for a successful handoff at PPDR to execution and program teams. Supports multi-functional teams in the development of Electrified Propulsion System Architectures through the Advanced Technology Work (ATW), Balanced Architecture (BA), and early GPDP development phase. Supports development of the system level DFMEA led by Propulsion System Architect by collaborating with key collaborators from System Engineering teams, Safety, and Controls. Works with other SMT’s, Vehicle teams, planning, Finance, and Electrification leadership as necessary to lead the project team through successful completion of key ATW, BA, and GPDP gates. Leads advanced technology development and testing ATW work in electric drives.

Requirements

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field and Three (3) years of experience as a System Requirements Engineer, Systems Engineer, Automotive Engineer, or related role OR Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field and Five (5) years of experience as a System Requirements Engineer, Systems Engineer, Automotive Engineer, or related role.
Experience with designing, developing, and testing electric drives, motors, and power electronics.
Experience with power electronics theory and principles.
Experience with design for EMC in power electronics modules.
Experience with electrified vehicle system and integration.
Experience with commercial tools for modeling and simulation of power electronics and electric drives.
Experience with high-voltage laboratory and dynamometer environments.
Experience with electrical and mechanical CAD/CAE tools.

Responsibilities

Defines and documents requirements for electric drives, inverters, and motors.
Executes design, analysis, development, and testing of electric drives.
Develops and documents initial component and subsystem requirements for electric drives.
Derives and develops component requirements to meet propulsion system requirements.
Documents component requirements via RCEs and ICDs.
Develops electric drive components to meet key performance and cost targets.
Leads and coordinates component trade studies.
Ensures analytical models, initial component designs, and controls are developed with high fidelity.
Supports the development of Electrified Propulsion System Architectures.
Supports development of the system level DFMEA.
Works with various teams to lead project completion through key development gates.
Leads advanced technology development and testing in electric drives.