Printed Circuit Board Designer

General Motors; München; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors, Munich development center, designs advanced high-resolution imaging radar sensors powering Personal Autonomous Vehicles. The role focuses on PCB/PCBAs with Altium, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams in a hybrid setup.

We seek engineers with strong PCB design experience, Altium expertise, and English/German communication skills to drive manufacturing-ready designs and partner with EMS suppliers and global teams.

Qualifications

• Completed technical training as a technical system designer (f/m/d) or higher training/degree.
• Many years of professional experience in complex PCB designs.
• Very good knowledge of Altium and related addons.
• Advanced experience with ANSYS SiWave is a plus.
• Very good communication skills in English and German.

Responsibilities

• Design of printed circuit boards including complex multi-layers and circuit diagrams using Altium or similar.
• Create specifications and documentation for PCB & PCBAs (drilling legend, stack build or similar).
• Create new components and maintain existing components in Altium.
• Supervise Design for Manufacturing (DfM) & Design for Assembly (DfA).
• Supervise the printed circuit board production with EMS partners (Electronic Manufacturing Services).
• Generate production data for the respective PCB & PCBAs according to project progress (ODB++ / Gerber, BOM, Pick & Place etc.).
• Coworker in a mixed team of developers for high frequency and embedded computers and the mechanical design team.
• Circuit simulations (SI/PI or EMC or similar) and worst-case analyses are plus points but not a requirement

Skills

Complex PCB design

English & German communication

Team collaboration

Education

Technical training in system design or higher

Tools

Altium

ANSYS SiWave

Job description

Join General Motors’ world-class development center in Munich, where we design advanced high-resolution imaging radar sensors that power Personal Autonomous Vehicles (PAVs).

Our distinctive approach combines sensor innovation with direct vehicle integration, enabling close collaboration with global teams such as Perception. This integrated model delivers a seamless user experience while upholding the highest standards of safety.

The radar systems developed in Munich play a critical role in our mission to harness self-driving technology to save lives, transform urban mobility, redefine travel time, and expand freedom of movement.

If you’re driven to tackle complex engineering challenges, see your work deployed in real-world autonomous vehicles, and contribute to meaningful change on a global scale, we invite you to join us.

The Role

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard -from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

• Design of printed circuit boards including complex multi-layers and circuit diagrams using the tool Altium or similar
• Creation of specifications and documentation for the PCB & PCBAs (drilling legend, stack build or similar)
• Creating new components and checking and maintaining existing components in Tool Altium
• Supervision of activities Design for Manufacturing (DfM) & Design for Assembly (DfA)
• Supervision of the printed circuit board production with EMS partners (Electronic Manufacturing Services)
• Generation of the production data for the respective PCB & PCBAs according to project progress (ODB++ / Gerber, BOM, Pick & Place etc.)
• Coworker in a mixed team of developers for high frequency and embedded computers and the mechanical design team
• Circuit simulations (SI/PI or EMC or similar) and worst-case analyses are plus points but not a requirement

Requirements

• Completed technical training as a technical system designer (f/m/d), technical product planner (f/m/d) or higher training or degree
• Many years of professional experience in the field of complex PCB designs
• Very good knowledge of the CAD tool Altium and the associated addons or similar tools
• Advanced experience with ANSYS SiWave or a similar tool is a plus but not a requirement
• Very good communication skills
• Very good language skills in English and German

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a minimum of 3 days per week.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment.