MCU Hardware Test Engineer – Automotive Electrification

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer – MCU to join the Semiconductor Center of Excellence. You will define test strategies, perform MCU and board‑level characterization, and develop automated tests to validate silicon and hardware across EVKs, reference boards, and ECUs.

You will work with hardware design, ECU teams, and software to translate requirements into tests, mentoring junior engineers and contributing to robust test content and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or related field.
• 4+ years in hardware validation or test engineering for complex digital systems.
• Strong understanding of MCU subsystems from validation and debug perspective.
• Experience bringing up complex digital boards with power sequencing and interface bring‑up.
• Experience creating structured hardware test plans with traceability to requirements.
• Proficiency with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, analyzers, power supplies, etc.).
• Hands‑on electrical characterization across PVT corners and operating modes.
• Debug automotive serial interfaces (CAN‑FD, LIN, Ethernet, SPI) and high‑speed memories.

Responsibilities

• Define end‑to‑end hardware test strategies for MCUs across EVKs, reference boards, and ECUs.
• Plan and execute MCU and board level electrical characterization tests.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts.
• Create test content for MCU subsystems and interfaces (CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART).
• Use lab equipment to characterize signals, validate timing, and root‑cause issues.
• Collaborate with MCU designers, ECU teams, and software to map requirements to tests.
• Develop reusable test procedures and documentation across programs.
• Support DV/PV environmental testing and diagnostics for MCU functionality.

Skills

MCU subsystems

Hardware bring‑up

Python scripting

C/C++

Test automation

Power management

Signal integrity

Diagnostics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Power supplies

Electronic loads

JTAG tools

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer – MCU to join the Semiconductor Center of Excellence. You will define test strategies, perform MCU and board‑level characterization, and develop automated tests to validate silicon and hardware across EVKs, reference boards, and ECUs.

You will work with hardware design, ECU teams, and software to translate requirements into tests, mentoring junior engineers and contributing to robust test content and processes.