Senior Display Optics Engineer: Automotive Light Management

General Motors Corporation; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Display Hardware Engineer, Optics to lead the development of optical film and light management for automotive LCD and OLED displays. You will evaluate stacks, optimize films, and work with suppliers to ensure performance under automotive conditions.

The role requires collaboration with Display Panel Engineers and Materials Engineers to meet reliability and manufacturability targets before production. Hybrid work model with potential travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Display Engineering, or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in display optics or light management systems.
• Experience with LCD and OLED optical architectures and BEF/DBEF films.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and develop advanced optical film stack architectures for automotive LCD and OLED displays.
• Perform optical simulations and modeling to assess brightness, contrast, viewing angle, color shift, reflectivity, and power efficiency.
• Establish and execute optical measurement methodologies to characterize and validate new technologies.
• Partner with display panel suppliers to evaluate optical performance under automotive environmental conditions.
• Analyze optical performance data and correlate results to film stack design and material selection.

Skills

Display optics

Optical simulation

Optical measurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, or Display Engineering

Master's degree in related discipline

Tools

Imaging colorimeters

Spectroradiometers

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Senior Display Hardware Engineer, Optics to lead the development of optical film and light management for automotive LCD and OLED displays. You will evaluate stacks, optimize films, and work with suppliers to ensure performance under automotive conditions.

The role requires collaboration with Display Panel Engineers and Materials Engineers to meet reliability and manufacturability targets before production. Hybrid work model with potential travel.