Senior ECU Hardware Requirements Architect

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Staff Hardware Engineer to lead ECU hardware requirements development across GM's vehicle portfolio. You will shape technical direction, drive cross-functional alignment, and mentor engineers while ensuring robust, traceable CTRS specifications and DOORS Next-Gen implementation.

You will manage build-to-spec and build-to-print ECU designs across electrification architectures, enabling standardized hardware and seamless software integration with AI-assisted

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Science or related field.
• At least 7 years of engineering experience in product development or technical requirements.
• Leadership of complex programs or initiatives without direct authority.
• Experience with structured requirements-management tools such as DOORS, DOORS Next-Gen, Jama, or Polarion.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and configuration management of ECU hardware requirements and interfaces.
• Set technical direction for embedded-controller requirements across vehicle architectures.
• Drive standardization and reuse of components across ECU designs and CTRS.
• Lead reviews, design-flow, change-control, and technical approval discussions.
• Provide leadership for CTRS compilation, build activities, and post-sourcing changes.
• Establish traceability between CTRS requirements and verification activities.
• Identify gaps and drive corrective actions across GM and external teams.
• Lead migration and improvement of ECU hardware requirements in DOORS Next-Gen.
• Support requirements for ECU manufacturing and plant programming.
• Apply systems thinking to interactions among ECU hardware, software, and vehicle systems.
• Lead safety-related activities for semiconductor and microprocessor functions.
• Champion automation, AI, and improved requirements-documentation methods.
• Lead cross-functional forums and mentor engineers for technical excellence.

Skills

Embedded controls

Systems thinking

Leadership without authority

Requirements engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

DOORS Next-Gen

Jama

Polarion

DOORS

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Senior Staff Hardware Engineer to lead ECU hardware requirements development across GM's vehicle portfolio. You will shape technical direction, drive cross-functional alignment, and mentor engineers while ensuring robust, traceable CTRS specifications and DOORS Next-Gen implementation.

You will manage build-to-spec and build-to-print ECU designs across electrification architectures, enabling standardized hardware and seamless software integration with AI-assisted