Senior Automotive Power Electronics Engineer

GM; United States; Remote; USD 107,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Vehicle discounts

Job summary

GM is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to lead design, development, validation, and integration of power delivery solutions across the ECU portfolio. You will leverage deep power electronics expertise to drive technical excellence in GM’s electrification and SDV strategies.

The role requires strong hands-on validation, collaboration with hardware, software, and controls teams, and scope for technical leadership across projects within the CCH organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years designing power electronics for automotive or high-performance embedded hardware.
• Experience developing 400V-800V automotive circuitry (propulsion, charging, battery management, DC-DC).
• Expertise with IGBT, SiC, and GaN switching technologies.
• Strong knowledge of power conversion topologies, power supplies, and high-current distribution.
• Experience with PCB design, layout optimization, and thermal management.
• Proficiency with SPICE, LTspice, PLECS, MATLAB, or similar tools.
• Hands-on validation using oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and thermal test equipment.
• Deep understanding of power integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal design, and HV safety.
• Proven ability to influence engineering decisions across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop power delivery architectures for 12V-48V and 400V-800V domains.
• Perform power simulations for efficiency, load regulation, transient response, and thermal performance.
• Drive power integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal, and reliability optimization across the product lifecycle.
• Select and qualify power components (MOSFETs, controllers, inductors, capacitors).
• Build, test, and validate power systems using lab equipment like oscilloscopes and power analyzers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex power-related issues during development and production.
• Develop power design standards, specifications, best practices, and verification methodologies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers; influence cross-functional hardware decisions.

Skills

Power electronics

HV 400-800V

IGBT/SiC/GaN

PCB design

Thermal management

SPICE LTspice

MATLAB

Power simulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Siemens Xpedition

Ansys

PLECS

Job description

GM is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to lead design, development, validation, and integration of power delivery solutions across the ECU portfolio. You will leverage deep power electronics expertise to drive technical excellence in GM’s electrification and SDV strategies.

The role requires strong hands-on validation, collaboration with hardware, software, and controls teams, and scope for technical leadership across projects within the CCH organization.