Senior Display Technology Engineer, Optics & Cover Glass

General Motors; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation benefits

GM Benefits package

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Display Engineer, Optics & Cover Glass, to drive NTI for display optics and bonding. You will evaluate optical films, coatings, and bonding solutions, establish validation methods, and collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to mature technologies for future GM displays.

You will work on optical characterization, benchmarking, and design decisions to ensure durability and performance across instrument clusters and center displays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Display Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• 5+ years in display optics, optical films, cover glass, coatings, or optical bonding.
• Understanding of LCD/OLED optics and light-management technologies.
• Experience with optical characterization equipment and simulations.

Responsibilities

• Scout and evaluate emerging optical film, cover glass, coatings, and optical bonding technologies.
• Define requirements, performance metrics, and feasibility for next-gen display optics.
• Lead proof-of-concept evaluations with suppliers.
• Develop optical measurement methodologies and benchmarking processes.
• Conduct optical simulations and data analysis for brightness, contrast, viewing angle.

Skills

Display optics

Optical bonding

Optical characterization

Optical simulations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Physics

Bachelor’s degree in Display Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Optical simulation tools

OCA/OCR materials

Bonded display stack tooling

Job description

Job Description

About the Team

Compute & Connectivity Hardware (CCH) is part of GM’s Vehicle Software & Electronics Engineering (VSEE) organization within Software & Services Engineering. The team develops the physical hardware foundation for GM’s software-defined vehicles, including compute, connectivity, networking, displays, and other electronic platforms that enable in-vehicle software, infotainment, ADAS, vehicle controls, and connected experiences.

CCH’s work spans architecture, requirements, hardware and electronics design, embedded hardware, systems integration, validation, launch, and in-market performance. Our engineers collaborate across software, systems, controls, cybersecurity, functional safety, vehicle engineering, suppliers, and manufacturing to develop reliable, production-ready hardware for GM’s vehicle portfolio.

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Display Engineer, Optics & Cover Glass to join our Advanced Display Technology team and drive New Technology Introduction (NTI) for display optics, cover lens materials, coatings, and optical bonding solutions. In this role, you will evaluate, develop, and mature emerging technologies that enhance display performance, durability, efficiency, and user experience across future automotive display systems.

Working closely with display manufacturers, optical material suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams, you will assess new technologies, establish validation methodologies, lead proof-of-concept activities, and advance solutions from early-stage development through technology readiness. Your work will help build a robust technology pipeline for future instrument clusters, center displays, and passenger infotainment systems.

The Role

As a Senior Display Engineer, Optics & Cover Glass, you will be responsible for exploring and developing advanced optical and cover lens technologies for next-generation automotive displays.

The role focuses on optical films and light management systems, including brightness enhancement films (BEF/DBEF), diffuser and prism films, LCD and OLED polarizers, anti-reflective (AR), anti-glare (AG), and anti-fingerprint (AF) coatings, chemically strengthened glass, polymer cover lens materials, and optical bonding technologies.

A key responsibility is establishing the optical characterization and benchmarking methodologies used to evaluate display performance, cover glass solutions, coatings, and bonded display stacks throughout the technology development lifecycle.

You will partner closely with display panel suppliers, optical material suppliers, and internal teams to evaluate emerging technologies, validate performance against automotive requirements, reduce technical risk, and mature solutions for future vehicle programs. Once technologies achieve the appropriate level of readiness, you will support their transfer into sourcing and production organizations.

Responsibilities

• Scout and evaluate emerging optical film, cover glass, coating, and optical bonding technologies for future automotive displays.
• Define technical requirements, performance metrics, and feasibility criteria for next-generation display optics and cover lens solutions.
• Lead proof-of-concept evaluations and technology demonstrations with suppliers.
• Develop optical measurement methodologies and benchmarking processes to assess technology readiness.
• Conduct optical simulations and data analysis to evaluate brightness, contrast, reflectivity, viewing angle, color performance, and efficiency.
• Evaluate AR, AG, and AF coating technologies to improve display readability, durability, and user experience.
• Analyze optical characterization data and correlate results to material, process, and system-level design decisions.
• Drive root‑cause analysis and resolution of optical issues, including reflections, glare, Mura, halo artifacts, Newton Rings, and coating non‑uniformity.
• Collaborate with suppliers to validate technologies under automotive environmental and reliability conditions.
• Build technology maturation packages and support technology transfer into future sourcing and production programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Display Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in display optics, optical films, cover glass, coatings, or optical bonding technologies.
• Strong understanding of LCD and OLED optical architectures and light‑management technologies.
• Experience with optical films, polarizers, coatings and bonded display stack solutions.
• Familiarity with optical performance metrics such as luminance, contrast, haze, reflectivity, color shift, and viewing angle.
• Experience with optical characterization equipment and optical simulation tools.
• Knowledge of optical bonding materials and processes (OCA/OCR).
• Understanding of automotive display performance and reliability requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Display Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• Experience working with display panel, optical film, glass, coating, and optical bonding suppliers.
• Knowledge of cover glass technologies, strengthening processes, and advanced glass manufacturing methods.
• Experience with optical bonding and display stack integration.
• Familiarity with Mini-LED display architectures and associated optical systems.
• Experience qualifying materials, coatings, and bonded display solutions for thermal, UV, mechanical and environmental durability.
• Demonstrated experience advancing technologies from concept through validation and production readiness

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to help define the future of vehicle technology. You’ll collaborate with experts across hardware, software, systems, controls, and integration engineering to solve difficult technical problems at scale. Whether you’re driving architecture decisions, developing cutting‑edge hardware, or validating complex systems, your work will directly influence the capabilities of millions of vehicles on the road.

If you’re passionate about designing high-performance hardware, tackling multidisciplinary engineering challenges, and seeing your innovations come to life in production vehicles, we’d love to have you on the team.

Compensation

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

Salary Range

The salary range for this role is (125,200- 192,700). The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

Bonus Potential

Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits

Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

This Role is categorized as Hybrid

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}. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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