Junior Motorsports Test Cell Automation Engineer

Location: Concord, North Carolina, United States. Onsite role requiring full-time reporting to a specific location. Relocation benefits are available for qualifying candidates.

Company

hirify.global develops automotive products and motorsports technologies with a focus on performance, safety, emissions reduction, and innovation.

What you will do

• Configure, check out, calibrate, script, validate, troubleshoot, and document test cell automation and data acquisition systems for racing and performance vehicles, engines, and powertrain systems.
• Develop and modify test scripts and sequences using PUMA, Indicom, ISAC, Testbed, or comparable platforms, and support test cell integration, input/output validation, and software parameter updates.
• Perform data-quality checks, identify anomalies, document findings, and support corrective actions and automated data-quality activities.
• Support sensor and instrumentation implementation, calibration, signal validation, data-channel verification, AVL combustion-system data acquisition, and data integration.
• Prepare test reports, plots, and basic analysis templates using Concerto, Indicom, or similar tools; support dynamometer and full-vehicle testing.
• Collaborate with test, powertrain, vehicle, controls, instrumentation, calibration, and software teams while following safety procedures for alarms, interlocks, emergency systems, and data integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Controls/Automation Engineering, or a related field; equivalent technical education or experience may be considered.
• Entry-level professional experience or relevant internship, co-op, academic-project, or laboratory experience in controls, automation, test engineering, data acquisition, instrumentation, software, or Motorsports.
• Foundational understanding of engineering problem-solving, sensors, instrumentation, data acquisition, control systems, and software or test automation.
• Ability to apply established procedures, organize assigned work, troubleshoot routine issues, and make day-to-day decisions within defined guidelines.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and professionally in written, verbal, and team settings.
• Commitment to safe work practices, data integrity, quality, confidentiality, and GM policies.

Nice to have

• Software-development and scripting experience with Python, MATLAB/Simulink, C#, VBScript, C, or comparable programming and model-based development tools.
• Exposure to Simulink, Modelica, Dymola, dSPACE, Concurrent, or Testbed.CONNECT.
• Experience with electromechanical system integration, actuators, electrical circuits, wiring, instrumentation, and electrical or system schematics.
• Basic experience with UDP, TCP/IP, CAN bus, and EtherCAT.
• Familiarity with PUMA, Indicom, ISAC, Concerto, EMCON, AVL systems, or comparable test-cell automation and data-analysis tools.
• Interest or foundational knowledge in automotive applications, vehicle systems, powertrains, engines, system-level automation, and controls.
• Exposure to dynamometer, engine, powertrain, vehicle, combustion-analysis, or Motorsports testing.
• Familiarity with test sequencing, software configuration management, version-controlled documentation, automated data-quality checks, test-cell safety systems, building controls, alarms, environmental systems, and emergency procedures.
• Academic, internship, co-op, project, competition, or laboratory experience involving racing vehicles, engines, powertrains, robotics, controls, or experimental testing.
• Eagerness to learn, grow, and adapt when addressing unexpected issues, unfamiliar systems, and new engineering problems.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work at the Charlotte Technical Center in Concord, North Carolina.
• Work environment focused on safety, quality, teamwork, continuous learning, and reliable test execution.
• Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.
• Employee benefits and total rewards support well-being at work and at home.
• Inclusive workplace with equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodation support.

Hiring process

• Applicants may be required to complete role-related assessments and pre-employment screening where applicable.
• GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role, including H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, or J-1 support.