ECU Hardware Requirements Engineer — Lead CTRS & Safety

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

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an ECU Hardware Requirements & Specifications Engineer to lead development and management of CTRS requirements for ECU hardware across GM architectures. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and electrical teams to define low-level specifications and ensure safe, scalable implementations.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional communication, and the ability to drive standardization while navigating complex automotive systems.

Qualifications

• 2+ years engineering experience in product development, specifications or related activity.
• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Physics, CS or related engineering field; strong ECU requirements writing.
• Knowledge of MCUs, memory tech, vehicle data communications (Ethernet, CAN, LIN, SERDES).
• Solid understanding of hardware and low-level software interface design and failure modes.
• Familiarity with GM product development cycles and automotive release processes.
• Experience with requirement capture and management tools (e.g., DOORS).
• DFSS Green Belt certification desired.

Responsibilities

• Update existing ECU hardware requirements and define new CTRS interfaces.
• Support safety activities and ensure functional safety alignment for hardware specs.
• Standardize I/O interfaces and drive component commonality across ECUs.
• Gather requirements from GM stakeholders across vehicle architecture and software teams.
• Lead weekly requirement review and change control meetings.
• Support CTRS compilation and build activities for SOW and post-sourcing changes.
• Ensure traceability between CTRS requirements and verification activities.
• Align ECU hardware specs with build-to-print activities and design change control.
• Assist manufacturing remanufacturing and service programming requirement updates.
• Stay current with new tech and improve GM requirement docs and processes.
• Travel as needed, up to 10%.

Skills

Engineering experience

B.S. in Engineering

ECU hardware requirements

MCU and memory knowledge

Vehicle serial data (Ethernet CAN LIN)

Semiconductor physics

HW/SW interface design

GM product development cycles

Leadership & project management

Requirements tools (DOORS)

DFSS Green Belt

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

MS in Engineering

Tools

DOORS

Job description

General Motors is seeking an ECU Hardware Requirements & Specifications Engineer to lead development and management of CTRS requirements for ECU hardware across GM architectures. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and electrical teams to define low-level specifications and ensure safe, scalable implementations.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional communication, and the ability to drive standardization while navigating complex automotive systems.