Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer – Central Compute Unit

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is expanding its in-house electronics capabilities to support next-generation Central Compute, ADAS, and software-defined vehicle platforms. The Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer will contribute across electrical architecture, circuit design, hardware integration, and validation to deliver robust, production-ready ECUs.

This role requires strong electrical engineering fundamentals combined with system-level thinking and hands-on bench debugging experience, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in automotive or high-complexity electronics development.
• Strong fundamentals in analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience with schematic development and PCB layout guidance.
• Hands-on bench debugging experience.
• Experience contributing to WCCA and DFMEA.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Across electrical architecture, circuit design, hardware integration, and validation to deliver production-ready ECUs.
• Work across schematic development, component selection, layout guidance, electrical analysis, bring-up, and hardware/software interface definition.

Skills

Analog and digital circuit design

Schematic development

PCB layout

Bench debugging

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

WCCA

DFMEA

Job description

• General Motors is expanding its in-house electronics capabilities to support next-generation Central Compute, ADAS, and software-defined vehicle platforms.
• The Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer will contribute across electrical architecture, circuit design, hardware integration, and validation to deliver robust, production-ready ECUs.
• This role requires strong electrical engineering fundamentals combined with system-level thinking.
• The engineer will work across schematic development, component selection, layout guidance, electrical analysis, bring-up, and hardware/software interface definition.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in automotive or high-complexity electronics development.
• Strong fundamentals in analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience with schematic development and PCB layout guidance.
• Hands‐on bench debugging experience.
• Experience contributing to WCCA and DFMEA.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Demonstrates expertise in electrical engineering fundamentals, circuit design, and hardware integration, with a focus on automotive applications and system-level thinking. Proficient in schematic development, PCB layout, and validation processes for production-ready electronic control units (ECUs).