Connectivity Hardware Engineering Lead

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors in Warren, MI is seeking an Connectivity Hardware Engineering Manager to lead a small team focused on sourcing, change management, and integration of connectivity telematics hardware across GM vehicles.

This hybrid role requires strong leadership, end-to-end hardware development experience, and collaboration with Purchasing, suppliers, and validation teams to ensure readiness and performance across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field required.
• 8+ years of experience in hardware development for automotive, consumer electronics, or related industries.
• Experience with GM processes for sourcing, part release, and ECRs.
• Demonstrated ownership of hardware from concept through launch, including supplier engagement and cross-functional alignment.
• Strong communication skills with experience presenting technical content and trade-offs to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of execution engineers focused on development and release of Connectivity hardware modules.
• Drive specification development for all Connectivity components (performance, RF, power, security, regulatory, vehicle interfaces, etc).
• Own sourcing, Engineering Change Requests (ECR), and alignment with Product Cost Engineering activities for Connectivity Hardware solutions.
• Lead vehicle packaging and integration of the Connectivity Hardware into vehicle platforms, ensuring mechanical, thermal, and EMC constraints are met while maintaining connectivity performance targets.
• Manage program-specific interface control documents (ICDe/ICDm) and other component level specifications, ensuring alignment with system, software, and vehicle requirements.
• Maintain the ECU BoM and coordinate Tier‑N resiliency activities, including design reviews, timing alignment, risk tracking, and issue resolution.
• Manage Contract Manufacturer engagement for ECU builds, ensuring correct configuration, build readiness, and timely delivery of hardware for development and production.
• Execute and complete production approval activities for Connectivity Hardware ensuring all required documentation, test evidence, and regulatory approvals are in place for production release.
• Develop and maintain the program DFMEA in collaboration with internal teams and suppliers, driving mitigation actions and continuous improvement for field robustness.
• Coordinate prototype, DV, PV, and launch hardware builds with suppliers and internal teams, ensuring configuration control, issue tracking, and timely resolution of findings.
• Coordinate hardware issue resolution with hardware design experts to ensure issues are quickly triaged, root-caused, and resolved.
• Support hardware bring-up and in vehicle system test plan development and execution to ensure component and in-vehicle performance meet specifications.
• Ensure Connectivity Hardware design documentation meets applicable safety, EMC/EMI, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements, through working with domain experts.
• Align closely with cross functional teams from Product, Software, Quality, and Vehicle Teams on feature roadmap and development status.
• Report to senior leaders on Connectivity Hardware status, supplier readiness, cost and timing risks, and required escalations.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

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

Job description

General Motors in Warren, MI is seeking an Connectivity Hardware Engineering Manager to lead a small team focused on sourcing, change management, and integration of connectivity telematics hardware across GM vehicles.

This hybrid role requires strong leadership, end-to-end hardware development experience, and collaboration with Purchasing, suppliers, and validation teams to ensure readiness and performance across platforms.