High Voltage Power Electronics PCB Designer

General Motors Company; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking an experienced High Voltage Power Electronics PCB Designer to own PCB design and layout for Traction Inverter systems and other high‑voltage electronics. The role collaborates with PCB Release Engineering, EMC, Manufacturing and Quality to ensure robust designs.

The position involves designing physical layouts, routing, DRC/DFM checks, and close cooperation with circuit, system, and packaging engineers to meet performance, power, area and manufacturability goals, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum 4 years of PCB layout design experience.
• Experience creating and releasing PCB designs with eCAD Xpedition.
• Experience in automotive power electronics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop PCB layouts for Traction Inverter and high-voltage power electronics.
• Place and route components, traces, and other elements to ensure functionality and performance.
• Conduct DRC and DFM checks to meet specifications and manufacturing capabilities.
• Collaborate with circuit designers, system engineers, and packaging engineers to optimize layout requirements.
• Develop ECAD library parts meeting GM DFM and resiliency requirements.
• Create release drawings for PCB designs.

Skills

PCB Layout

Layout design

DFM

ECAD library parts

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

eCAD Xpedition

Job description

Energy Conversion Systems (ECS) at General Motors is a fast-paced team that is working on developing and executing propulsion technology. This role is within the Energy Conversion Management Hardware Organization, specifically in the Traction Inverter Hardware team.

We are seeking an experienced PCB designer to join our team as "High Voltage Power Electronics PCB Designer". This role provides PCB design & layout ownership for Traction Inverter and other high voltage power electronics by working closely with the PCB Design Release Engineering team, Technical Specialists, EMC, Manufacturing and Quality.

Responsibilities

• PCB Designer will be responsible for developing various PCB layout designs for existing and new inverters, collaborate with PCBA engineers, create PCB layouts, participate in design direction meetings, and create a collaborative environment with internal and external team members.
• Responsible for creating and designing the physical layout of printed circuit boards (PCBs). This involves placing and routing components, traces, and other elements to ensure proper functionality and performance.
• Create / lead / verify the layout design by conducting design rule checks (DRC) and design for manufacturability (DFM) checks. This ensures that the design meets the required specifications, constraints, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Create / collaborate closely with other design teams, such as circuit designers, system engineers, and packaging engineers, to understand design requirements and constraints. They work together to optimize the layout design for performance, power, area, and manufacturability.
• Select the appropriate technology and process for the layout design based on the project requirements, such as the target application, performance goals, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Optimize the layout design for various factors by working with SI/PI/EMC/Thermal/Mechanical subject matter experts. They ensure that the layout design meets the required performance and reliability criteria.
• Develop ECAD library parts meeting PCBA Design for Manufacturing (DFM) & GM resiliency requirements.
• Create drawings for release.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent Industry Experience
• Professional experience creating and releasing PCBs designs.
• Minimum 4 years working experience in PCB layout design
• Experience in eCAD Xpedtion tool

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous industry experience in automotive power electronics and ECUs.
• 6 years or more experience in PCB layout design execution

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}.

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