Hybrid Automotive EMC/ESD Tech Lead

General Motors LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle program

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Technical Lead for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) engineering. This role provides technical leadership across vehicle electrical and electronic systems, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure robust performance and regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in automotive EMC/ESD, strong root-cause analysis skills, and the ability to translate EMC/ESD requirements into

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in automotive EMC, ESD, electrical systems, electronics validation, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience with vehicle- or system-level EMC/ESD development and issue resolution.
• Strong understanding of electromagnetic compatibility fundamentals, signal integrity, grounding, shielding, filtering, harnesses, and system interactions.
• Experience interpreting test results, identifying root causes, and driving corrective actions to closure.
• Ability to lead technical reviews and make sound engineering decisions using data, standards, and risk-based judgment.
• Strong written, verbal, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).

Responsibilities

• Lead EMC and ESD technical activities for automotive electrical and electronic systems from concept through production launch.
• Define and maintain vehicle-level EMC and ESD strategies, requirements, test plans, and acceptance criteria.
• Drive risk assessments, design reviews, test readiness reviews, and issue-resolution activities.
• Analyze test data and field or development issues to determine root cause and recommend corrective actions.
• Guide teams in the application of shielding, grounding, filtering, cable and harness design, enclosure design, layout, and system integration techniques.
• Provide technical direction for immunity, emissions, transient, and ESD evaluations at the component, subsystem, and vehicle levels.
• Partner with test laboratories and engineering teams to ensure repeatable, traceable, and technically sound measurements.
• Collaborate with suppliers to review EMC/ESD designs, test evidence, deviations, and corrective-action plans.
• Establish reusable methods, tools, lessons learned, and design guidelines that improve first time-right performance.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical decisions across the organization without relying solely on formal authority.
• Communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

EMC/ESD leadership

Systems engineering

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional communication

Data-driven decision making

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/electronics engineering

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Technical Lead for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) engineering. This role provides technical leadership across vehicle electrical and electronic systems, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure robust performance and regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in automotive EMC/ESD, strong root-cause analysis skills, and the ability to translate EMC/ESD requirements into