Automotive MCU Hardware Engineer – ECU Bring-Up

generalmotors; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Hardware Engineer – MCU to join the Semiconductor Center of Excellence in Warren, MI. You will own MCU hardware deliverables for in-house ECU designs, from I/O mapping to reference schematics, and lead DFMEA for MCU sub-circuits while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will perform board bring-up, electrical characterization, and hands-on debugging on ARM cores, ensuring design intent ahead of qualification and coordinating with silicon suppliers to meet

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years in hardware design and development with board-level ownership.
• Knowledge of MCU subsystems and peripherals (SPI, I2C, UART/LIN, CAN, ethernet).
• Experience with pin planning, I/O mapping, and translating requirements into hardware definitions.
• Hands-on circuit design, analysis, DFMEA, simulations, and schematic capture (Mentor Graphics).
• Board bring-up, electrical characterization, and hardware validation of MCUs or similar silicon.
• Experience with debugging tools like oscilloscopes and JTAG probes.

Responsibilities

• Own MCU I/O and resource mapping for in-house ECU designs.
• Develop MCU deliverables: signal matrix, pin mappings, reference schematics.
• Lead DFMEA for MCU sub-circuits and feed into ECU DFMEA.
• Execute electrical characterization and functional test plans for MCUs.
• Perform hands-on debugging and verification on ARM cores.
• Define MCU-to-peripheral interfaces and support change-control with suppliers.
• Collaborate with ECU hardware, HWIO/software, and PCB teams to align requirements.
• Develop clear component specs to enable timely sourcing.
• Interact with silicon and tooling suppliers to resolve issues.
• Stay current with MCU portfolios and technology roadmaps.

Skills

MCU I/O mapping

DFMEA

Hardware debugging

Pin planning

Electronics design

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Mentor Graphics

Oscilloscopes

JTAG/debug probes

Silicon bring-up tools

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Hardware Engineer – MCU to join the Semiconductor Center of Excellence in Warren, MI. You will own MCU hardware deliverables for in-house ECU designs, from I/O mapping to reference schematics, and lead DFMEA for MCU sub-circuits while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will perform board bring-up, electrical characterization, and hands-on debugging on ARM cores, ensuring design intent ahead of qualification and coordinating with silicon suppliers to meet