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Technical Lead - Vehicle Communications Calibration
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 Milford, Michigan, United States of America
Sponsorship verdict
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What General Motors Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Vice President, Global Vehicle Hardware Engineering” (Chief Executives) in MI: $310k–$560k, median $435k. Most were filed at wage level II (50%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Last confirmed live 2 days agoWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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The US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description The Role The Senior Systems Engineer – Serial Data Calibration serves as the technical owner and coordination point for serial-data communications and diagnostics calibration across propulsion control systems. In this role, you will translate vehicle and system intent into repeatable calibration practices, guide calibration engineers, and improve the tools, workflows, documentation, and technical standards that support high-quality product releases. You will work across current vehicle electrical architectures and next-generation software-defined vehicle systems while partnering with calibration, controls, software, systems safety, validation, and program teams. This role is an opportunity to shape technical direction, strengthen engineering best practices, and help deliver dependable vehicle features to customers. What You’ll Do • Serve as the primary technical contact for serial-data calibration across engine, transmission, and powertrain control modules, as well as internal and external partner organizations. • Provide technical direction for communication and diagnostics calibration execution, configuration accuracy, and consistent application of standard procedures. • Apply strong working knowledge of vehicle Controller Area Network and Local Interconnect Network communications across current and emerging electrical architectures. • Review calibration guides, software source code, requirements, design intent, and technical documentation to understand what calibrations do, why they exist, and where they apply. • Analyze calibration behavior and test results, identify root causes, and support the resolution of anomalies and product issues. • Review calibration and validation data, interpret technical results, and recommend calibration adjustments when needed. • Partner with System Safety and cross-functional stakeholders to balance technical intent, system requirements, constraints, and program needs. • Break complex calibration behavior into understandable functional components and communicate technical conclusions clearly. • Create and improve tools, workflows, procedures, and training that increase repeatability and reduce manual effort for calibration engineers. • Maintain authoritative Feature-to-Frame configuration documentation and support the upkeep and migration of the Master Calibration Tool to CalCheck . • Support Diagnostics Typing Sheets, calibration reviews, technical training, issue tracking, product health activities, and warranty burn-down actions. • Lead or facilitate serial-data technical reviews and communications-focused communities of practice. • Manage and prioritize serial-data calibration workload while supporting program milestones, launches, and issue resolution. • Help define standard work for new technologies , train calibration engineers, lead requirements-development activities, and drive complex corrective actions to closure. • Promote continuous improvement by challenging unnecessary complexity and incorporating relevant industry practices and technologies. Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering , Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. • 5 or more years of experience in propulsion-system calibration, controls, vehicle communications, diagnostics calibration, or a related technical field. • Strong understanding of calibration execution, calibration strategy, and controls-system functionality. • Working knowledge of vehicle network communications, including Controller Area Network and Local Interconnect Network. • Experience analyzing empirical data, calibration behavior, validation results