Advanced Electric Drive and Power Electronics Senior Engineer

General Motors Company; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an experienced Power Electronics Architect to define component architecture strategies for traction inverters, OBCMs, APMs, and BDUs. You will lead architecture decisions across multiple vehicle programs, drive alignment with Systems Engineering, Controls, Software, and Manufacturing, and mentor engineers to deliver scalable, high-quality engineering solutions.

You will influence trade-offs among safety, efficiency, cost, and performance while advancing architecture

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
• 8+ years of new product engineering experience, including significant responsibility for power electronics systems, architecture, integration, controls, or hardware development.
• Proven track record of delivering multiple complex automotive power electronics products from concept through launch with sustained safety, quality, cost, performance, and timing results.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more power electronics product domains including Traction Inverters, OBCMs, APMs, BDUs, DC-DC converters, charging systems, or related high-voltage vehicle systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead subsystem and system-level architecture development, interface definition, and cross-functional integration efforts.
• Strong understanding of power conversion topologies, wide-bandgap semiconductors, controls integration, thermal management, EMC, HV safety, electrical protection, and reliability engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to make high-consequence technical decisions using first principles, systems thinking, quantitative analysis, and documented assumptions.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills with the ability to influence engineering teams, suppliers, and leadership without direct authority.
• Experience creating and deploying architecture standards, interface specifications, technical guidelines, design reviews, and engineering decision frameworks.
• Proven ownership of critical technical risk management across safety, reliability, quality, cost, performance, timing, supplier, and manufacturing concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor/develop engineers while strengthening technical capability across organization.
• Evidence of cross-program impact through improved commonality, architecture reuse, launch readiness, technical quality, or measurable business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture strategy, technical roadmap, design principles, and interface definitions for a designated power electronics component portfolio (Inverter, APM, OBCM, or BDU/X-in-1).
• Lead power electronics new product programs through the Balanced Architecture (BA) or Advanced Technology Work (ATW) phase with accountability for technical integrity, architecture maturity, gate readiness, cross-functional alignment, and closure of critical technical risks.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for component architecture decisions; lead trade-offs across safety, efficiency, power density, cost, weight, thermal performance, manufacturability, reliability, serviceability, and customer value.
• Define subsystem and system-level architectures including electrical topologies, semiconductor technologies, cooling approaches, controls interfaces, packaging concepts, and scalability strategies.
• Partner with Systems Engineering, Controls, Software, Hardware, Vehicle Integration, Manufacturing, Validation, and Supplier teams to ensure architecture decisions are effectively implemented and validated.
• Drive design reuse, commonality, modularity, and standardization across multiple vehicle programs to maximize portfolio value and reduce future development effort.
• Lead complex technical studies, competitive benchmarking activities, and architecture trade analyses that inform future product strategies, technology selections, and investment priorities.
• Establish and continuously improve component architecture standards, design guidelines, interface specifications, decision frameworks, and technical governance processes.
• Act as the primary technical liaison between the Power Electronics Architecture team and program leadership, presenting recommendations, alternatives, assumptions, risks, and business impacts to support key decisions.
• Anticipate emerging technology, regulatory, semiconductor, supplier, manufacturing, cybersecurity, functional safety, and field performance risks; develop mitigation plans before they impact program commitments.
• Mentor engineers while building a strong architecture community that consistently delivers high-quality engineering decisions.

Skills

Power electronics

Architecture leadership

System-level thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical mentoring

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Master of Science in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

The Power Electronics/RESS Electrical Architecture team at General Motors is responsible for defining and delivering industry-leading power electronics architectures for future Battery Electric, Hybrid Electric, and Plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicles. The team serves as a strategic technical authority in delivering GM's vision of Zero Emissions, Zero Crashes, and Zero Congestion. As a technical leader within the Power Electronics/RESS Electrical Architecture team, you will define and deliver component architecture strategies for a designated power electronics product area, including Traction Inverters, Accessory Power Modules (APM), On-Board Charging Modules (OBCM), and Battery Disconnect Units (BDU/X-in-1). You will establish technical direction, lead subsystem and system architecture decisions, and ensure disciplined execution across new product programs. You will drive architecture choices, resolve complex cross-functional trade-offs, and develop scalable solutions that improve safety, quality, cost, performance, timing, manufacturability, and customer value across GM.

Additional Job Description

This role operates across multiple vehicle programs and functional organizations and is expected to influence technical outcomes beyond a single program team. The Power Electronics/RESS Electrical Architect establishes the technical framework within which component-level decisions are made, drives alignment between stakeholders, and remains accountable for the long-term consequences of architecture choices.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture strategy, technical roadmap, design principles, and interface definitions for a designated power electronics component portfolio (Inverter, APM, OBCM, or BDU/X-in-1).
• Lead power electronics new product programs through the Balanced Architecture (BA) or Advanced Technology Work (ATW) phase with accountability for technical integrity, architecture maturity, gate readiness, cross-functional alignment, and closure of critical technical risks.
• Serve as the primary technical authority for component architecture decisions; lead trade-offs across safety, efficiency, power density, cost, weight, thermal performance, manufacturability, reliability, serviceability, and customer value.
• Define subsystem and system-level architectures including electrical topologies, semiconductor technologies, cooling approaches, controls interfaces, packaging concepts, and scalability strategies.
• Partner with Systems Engineering, Controls, Software, Hardware, Vehicle Integration, Manufacturing, Validation, and Supplier teams to ensure architecture decisions are effectively implemented and validated.
• Drive design reuse, commonality, modularity, and standardization across multiple vehicle programs to maximize portfolio value and reduce future development effort.
• Lead complex technical studies, competitive benchmarking activities, and architecture trade analyses that inform future product strategies, technology selections, and investment priorities.
• Establish and continuously improve component architecture standards, design guidelines, interface specifications, decision frameworks, and technical governance processes.
• Act as the primary technical liaison between the Power Electronics Architecture team and program leadership, presenting recommendations, alternatives, assumptions, risks, and business impacts to support key decisions.
• Anticipate emerging technology, regulatory, semiconductor, supplier, manufacturing, cybersecurity, functional safety, and field performance risks; develop mitigation plans before they impact program commitments.
• Mentor engineers while building a strong architecture community that consistently delivers high-quality engineering decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
• 8+ years of new product engineering experience, including significant responsibility for power electronics systems, architecture, integration, controls, or hardware development.
• Proven track record of delivering multiple complex automotive power electronics products from concept through launch with sustained safety, quality, cost, performance, and timing results.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more power electronics product domains including Traction Inverters, OBCMs, APMs, BDUs, DC-DC converters, charging systems, or related high-voltage vehicle systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead subsystem and system-level architecture development, interface definition, and cross-functional integration efforts.
• Strong understanding of power conversion topologies, wide-bandgap semiconductors, controls integration, thermal management, EMC, HV safety, electrical protection, and reliability engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to make high-consequence technical decisions using first principles, systems thinking, quantitative analysis, and documented assumptions.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills with the ability to influence engineering teams, suppliers, and leadership without direct authority.
• Experience creating and deploying architecture standards, interface specifications, technical guidelines, design reviews, and engineering decision frameworks.
• Proven ownership of critical technical risk management across safety, reliability, quality, cost, performance, timing, supplier, and manufacturing concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor/develop engineers while strengthening technical capability across organization.
• Evidence of cross-program impact through improved commonality, architecture reuse, launch readiness, technical quality, or measurable business outcomes.

Desired Skills

• Master of Science in Engineering or equivalent advanced technical education.
• 10+ years of power electronics product development, systems engineering, or architecture leadership experience.
• In-depth understanding of GM's existing power electronics designs, propulsion systems, charging systems, electrical architectures, and lessons learned from launch and field performance.
• Strong knowledge of competitive power electronics technologies, supplier capabilities, semiconductor roadmaps, charging standards, regulatory requirements, and emerging industry trends.
• Hands-on experience with high-voltage power electronics systems and demonstrated understanding of vehicle integration, manufacturing, service, validation, and customer experience impacts.
• Experience leading architecture reviews, technical communities of practice, standards deployment, or cross-program engineering initiatives.
• Demonstrated success translating emerging technologies and competitive benchmarking insights into differentiated production-ready product solutions.
• Experience supporting vertically integrated or Build-to-Print product development models.
• Professional publications, patents, innovation awards, or recognized technical contributions in power electronics or electrified propulsion systems.

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role. Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

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