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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Motorsports Full-Vehicle Test Cell Leader - **Company:** General Motors - **Location:** Concord, NC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** LMS Imagine.Lab Amesim, Information Engineering, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Integrated Development Environments, Systems Development Life Cycle, Reliability Engineering, Real Time Simulation, Simulink, Systems Integration, Test Execution Engine, Strategies of Testing, CARSim, Modeling and Simulation - **Published:** October 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=79833dc1fed7e2ce ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. * Ten or more years of progressive professional engineering experience in dynamometer operations, test-cell operations, propulsion, automotive testing, motorsports, controls, simulation, or a related technical field. * Demonstrated experience leading people or complex technical programs, including setting direction, developing talent, assigning work, and delivering results through others. * Demonstrated experience leading full-vehicle or powertrain dynamometer and test-cell operations, including scheduling, readiness, execution, and closeout. * Experience operating, supporting, or managing AVL dynamometer systems and associated test-cell equipment, instrumentation, or facility systems. * Working knowledge of laboratory safety, high-voltage systems, high-speed rotating machinery, maintenance, calibration, commissioning, and operational readiness. * Experience with real-time simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, or a comparable simulation-based development environment. * Strong understanding of engineering test methods, instrumentation, troubleshooting, data quality, equipment reliability, and root-cause problem solving. * Ability to prioritize multiple programs, make timely decisions under pressure, and communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders. Willingness and ability to work full-time onsite, support nonstandard hours when required, and travel in support of Motorsports activities. * What Will Give you a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) * Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. * Experience with driver-in-the-loop, powertrain-in-the-loop, vehicle-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, or other XiL environments beyond basic simulation or HiL use. * Experience integrating simulation, vehicle-dynamics models, controls, instrumentation, and dyno systems, including model correlation to hardware or track data. * Controls engineering or control-systems development experience. * Experience with AVL dynamometer systems such as PUMA, RVS, Concerto, or Indicom, and with real-time platforms such as dSPACE, NI, or Speedgoat. * Experience with modeling and simulation tools such as Simulink, AVL RVS, GT-SUITE, Amesim, CarSim, or IPG, including FMI/FMU co-simulation. * Experience with electrified propulsion systems and advanced controls such as torque arbitration, energy management, torque vectoring, or energy optimization. * Professional motorsports experience, including race team, trackside, test, development, competition engineering, or track-correlation work. Experience defining technical roadmaps, capability-investment strategies, capital plans, facility-development plans, or technology-transfer activities. * ## Description GM Motorsports is seeking an experienced engineering leader for the Charlotte Technical Center full-vehicle test cell and its connected simulation capabilities. This people leader role will lead a focused team of highly technical personnel and establish the strategy, talent, processes, and technology needed to deliver safe, reliable, and high-value testing for Motorsports programs, race team partners and GM production groups. Alongside its core test-cell responsibilities, the role will help advance a connected development capability linking powertrain and full-vehicle dynamometers with driver-in-the-loop simulation, real-time models, controls, and analysis. This capability will support faster calibration, improved correlation, and more efficient use of limited track testing time. What You'll Do Lead the Organization * Lead, develop, retain, and hold accountable a high-performing team of dyno and simulation specialists. * Set priorities, staffing plans, performance expectations, and development goals aligned with Motorsports and future propulsion needs. * Build a culture of safety, ownership, innovation, technical excellence, inclusion, and continuous improvement. * Transfer relevant Motorsports technologies and capabilities to GM production-vehicle development organizations. Own the Test-Cell Capability * Own the performance, reliability, capability roadmap, and operating model of the full-vehicle test cell. * Lead the use and continued advancement of powertrain and full-vehicle dynamometer systems supporting ICE, hybrid, and EV programs. * Maintain effective interfaces among dyno systems, instrumentation, controls, data acquisition, automation, and supporting simulation tools. * Improve test-cell methods, safeguards, documentation, and standard work to increase repeatability, data quality, and customer value. * Represent the organization in capital planning, equipment selection, facility development, commissioning, and operating-model decisions. Integrate Programs and Partners * Serve as the technical integrator across race-program propulsion systems and related Motorsports engineering functions. * Align vehicle dynamics, propulsion, controls, calibration, integration, instrumentation, data engineering, facilities, safety, procurement, suppliers, and race team partners. * Translate technical complexity into clear development strategies, business value, decisions, risks, and trade-offs. * Establish model-correlation, validation, signal, and test standards across connected development environments. Direct Test Strategy and Execution * Plan and prioritize full-vehicle and powertrain dynamometer testing across programs, customers, staffing, resources, and facility constraints. * Lead test-plan development, vehicle and equipment readiness reviews, installation and instrumentation coordination, test execution, session closeout, and issue resolution. * Establish consistent operating procedures and test methods that deliver safe, repeatable, high-quality data. * Coordinate staffing, shift coverage, customer requirements, materials, and facility availability to support planned and emergent testing. * Review test results, anomalies, equipment status, and data quality; communicate findings, risks, and schedule impacts to program and race team partners. * Coordinate with controls, simulation, calibration, and vehicle-dynamics teams when test methods require supporting models or closed-loop development. Ensure Safe, Reliable Operations * Own safe and compliant operation of high-voltage electrified systems, high-speed rotating machinery, vehicles, and integrated dyno environments. * Direct maintenance, preventive maintenance, calibration, reliability, and operational-readiness activities for test-cell assets and facility systems. * Drive uptime, throughput, repeatability, data quality, cost effectiveness, and customer experience through fact-based problem solving and root-cause analysis., This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis.