Automotive Central Compute Hardware Engineer

General Motors; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

GM vehicle discounts

Job summary

General Motors in Sacramento seeks a Hardware Engineer – Central Compute to design, validate, and bring up high‑compute ECUs for ADAS and infotainment. You’ll define hardware requirements, analyze power, signal integrity, thermal performance, and layout for SoCs, PMICs, DDR, and PCIe interfaces.

The role requires 2–5 years in hardware design or embedded systems, hands‑on lab experience, and collaboration with hardware, software, and manufacturing teams while adhering to ISO 26262 and EMI/EMC

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of hardware design or embedded systems experience.
• Experience with PCB design and schematic capture.
• Familiarity with automotive standards and design for reliability is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support schematic design, component selection, and circuit implementation for central compute ECUs (ADAS/IVI).
• Perform electrical analysis including power distribution, signal integrity, thermal considerations, and high-speed digital interface layout inputs.
• Assist in defining hardware requirements and interface specifications for SoCs, PMICs, DDR memory, PCIe/Ethernet PHYs, power regulators, and safety components.
• Participate in board bring‑up activities, including smoke testing, power‑on sequencing, and debug of early prototype hardware.
• Execute bench‑level testing for signal integrity, voltage/current measurements, thermal performance, and functional validation.
• Work with Staff and Senior engineers on root‑cause analysis for hardware failures.
• Collaborate with silicon partners and internal engineering teams focused on Hardware, Software and/or Feature Development.
• Support coordination with software, systems, mechanical, EMC, manufacturing, and vehicle integration teams.
• Contribute to design reviews and documentation aligned with GM’s Global Vehicle Development Process (GVDP).
• Ensure designs meet automotive standards including ISO 26262, AEC‑Q100/200, EMC/EMI, design robustness, and manufacturability expectations.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Problem solving

Hands-on hardware debugging

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Mentor Xpedition

Mathcad

Microsoft Office

Job description

General Motors in Sacramento seeks a Hardware Engineer – Central Compute to design, validate, and bring up high‑compute ECUs for ADAS and infotainment. You’ll define hardware requirements, analyze power, signal integrity, thermal performance, and layout for SoCs, PMICs, DDR, and PCIe interfaces.

The role requires 2–5 years in hardware design or embedded systems, hands‑on lab experience, and collaboration with hardware, software, and manufacturing teams while adhering to ISO 26262 and EMI/EMC