About Careertakes

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What You’ll Do

• Develop, test, and validate propulsion-system calibration processes for ICE, hybrid (HEV/XHEV) and BEV powertrains to meet range, fuel-economy and drivability targets.
• Create and refine calibration methodology for both virtual and physical test resources (MIL, HIL, engine dynos, propulsion-system benches).
• Build and validate virtual models; correlate vehicle, dyno and virtual datasets to confirm feature behavior and performance.
• Work closely with Center of Excellence (CoE), Virtual and HIL teams to define feature functionality and calibration best practices.
• Provide practical guidance to calibrators and test engineers to ensure system-level performance objectives are achieved.
• Use data-acquisition and analysis tools (dSPACE Automation / ControlDesk, ETAS INCA, MDA, etc.) to design tests and interpret results.
• Contribute to process improvements that increase calibration efficiency, quality and repeatability.

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What We’re Looking For

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering required; Master’s preferred.
• Experience: Targeted at early-career engineers (0–3 years) with laboratory or internship experience in powertrain systems. Candidates with stronger hands‑on dyno/calibration backgrounds are also considered.
• Lab skills: Familiarity with engine dynos, propulsion-system benches or electric-motor dynos and experience capturing and analyzing test data.
• Controls & simulation: Practical exposure to MATLAB/Simulink and basic control concepts (PID). Experience with MIL/SIL/HIL workflows is highly desirable.
• Tool experience: Exposure to dSPACE HIL environments and tools (ControlDesk/Automation), ETAS INCA, MDA or similar calibration/data-analysis platforms.
• Communication: Strong oral and written communication; ability to collaborate in cross-functional, lab-based teams.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Mechanical, Electrical, or related engineering discipline.
• Prior hands-on dyno-lab calibration experience and history of developing calibration testing/verification methodology.
• Experience supporting dSPACE or NI HIL validation and working with automation/control desk software.
• Demonstrated ability to translate virtual test results to hardware test plans and to correlate across datasets.

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Skills & Tools

• MATLAB / Simulink
• dSPACE (ControlDesk, Automation), NI HIL platforms
• ETAS INCA, MDA or equivalent calibration/data tools
• MIL / SIL / HIL test methodologies
• Engine and propulsion dyno testing and data analysis
• Test procedure development and documentation

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Team & Scope

• You will join a global, cross-functional powertrain team supporting ICE, HEV/XHEV and BEV architectures.
• The role requires adaptability to work across multiple domains (ICE, hybrid, electric) and frequent collaboration with virtual and hardware test teams.
• This position is based in Auburn Hills, MI and requires presence in laboratory/test facilities.

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Compensation & Employment Type

• Employment type: Full-time
• Estimated annual pay (from source): $77,344 per year — provided as an estimate from the original posting.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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