xHEV Powertrain Calibration Engineer

<span id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.reqTitleLinkAction.row1" title="">xHEV Powertrain Calibration Engineer</span><span id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.ID1489.row1" title="">-</span><span id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.reqContestNumberValue.row1" title="">079844</span><h2 xmlns:ftl="http://www.taleo.net/ftl" xmlns:htm="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><span>Description</span></h2><span><span> </span></span><span id="requisitionDescriptionInterface.ID1547.row1" title=""><h4><span><span><b>Job Title: xHEV Calibration Engineer</b></span></span></h4> <h4><span><span><b>Location: Chelsea, MI / Auburn Hills, MI</b></span></span></h4> <h4><span><span><b>Job you’re considering:</b></span></span></h4> <ul> <li><span><span>Support RGE Emission Testing on site at Chelsea Proving Grounds/Auburn Hills, MI CTC labs, and local suppliers if needed</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Prepare vehicles to be ready for testing and De-prep vehicles when testing is complete </span></span></li> <li><span><span>Work with the MA team to prioritize the RGE/RGB vehicles running in cases where there are more vehicles than dynos </span></span></li> </ul> <h4><span><span><b>Your Roles and Responsibilities:</b></span></span></h4> <h4><span><span><b>D&amp;E</b>:</span></span></h4> <ul> <li><span><span>Verifying engine torque accuracy and drivability objectives, including ADAS interactions</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Calibrating engine mapping (pedal mappings), BVMP/BVA gear changes, shift laws, and anti-stalls</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Optimizing take-off, transient calibration in fixed gear, and shift patterns (Normal, ECO, Sport, CC, ACC modes)</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Calibrating emissions standards, ECO mode, city legal standards, slope, thermal protection, snow/winter driving, ESP, Manual/Automatic modes, lock-up/slip control, neutral control, dynamic functions (cornering, fast off), torque converter scheduling, and hot/altitude corrections</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span><b>Transmission Calibration:</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Calibrating gear changes</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Calibrating torque blending, gearbox self-adaptive devices, torque bypass, anti-overspeed, temperature patches, drag reduction, turbine torque recovery function, and calibration safety</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Validating engine/PWT behaviour during gear shifts, PWT in Lock-up phases, intra-PWT exchanges, and engine software at each project phase</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Approving gear ratio changes and gearbox brio</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span><b>Base Calibration:</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Calibration and Validation of Core Engine functions supporting BSG, PHEV, ICE variants.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Knowledge of Air-flow Estimation, Emissions Calibration, Torque Estimation, Thermal Model </span></span></li> <li><span><span>Calibration, Engine Rating…etc Aspects of core engine calibration.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Create and complete test plans in accordance with the calibration processes.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Post-processing test data supporting robust calibration development per Calibration Maturity achievements.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Collaborate with rest of the Calibration, Propulsion System teams, participating/supporting calibration development trips.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Create, perform, adjust test plans with suppliers and other collaborators to resolve engineering challenges ensuring Functional Objectives are satisfied.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Support ECM SW Validation efforts on HIL, engine dynamometer, vehicle. Support tracking, customer concern and closure of identified SW issues!</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span><b>Calibration Methods/Verification:</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Development of new development methodologies that meet either to new functions or to generate efficiency or quality on tests.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Support and training of the development teams in the roll-out of new methodologies.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Facilitating feedback between various development teams and the design teams</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Identifying needs for further development</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Specification of the needs in analysis tools associated with new methodologies.</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span><span><b>OBD Calibration:</b></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span>Calibrate the diagnostic to ensure failure mode detection while at the same time minimizes the risk of false pass and false fail.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Validate the diagnostic software strategy   shorted high, shorted low, open circuit, rationality, functionality, for LV1 and LV2.</span></span></li> <li><span><span>Write software change requests to improve diagnost