Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer – Central Compute Unit

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 125,200 - 192,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision

GM vehicle discounts

Retirement savings plan

Tuition assistance

Paid vacation & holidays

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 hybrid role requires a solid foundation in electrical engineering fundamentals combined with system‑level thinking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of automotive or high‑complexity electronics experience.
• 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

• Contribute to hardware architecture including power topology, high‑speed interfaces, clocking, resets, and system partitioning.
• Develop and review schematics for complex mixed‑signal and high‑speed digital designs.
• Perform component selection with consideration for electrical performance, automotive qualification, reliability, thermal, and power constraints.
• Provide PCB layout guidance for signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and EMI mitigation.
• Participate in design reviews and technical trade studies.
• Perform and review electrical analysis, including WCCA, power distribution and sequencing validation, and interface margin and performance evaluation.
• Contribute to DFMEA activities, addressing design and interaction risks.
• Support FuSA hardware considerations as applicable.
• Lead and support bench‑level bring‑up, debugging hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol tools.
• Analyze failures and drive root‑cause resolution across hardware and system boundaries.
• Provide feedback to improve design robustness and integration margin.
• Develop and maintain hardware‑software interface specifications (HSIS).
• Collaborate with internal and external software teams during boot and low‑level driver bring‑up.
• Ensure hardware interfaces are clearly defined, testable, and aligned with software usage.
• Support system‑level validation and readiness activities.
• Contribute to hardware verification test plans and bench validation activities.
• Work closely with systems, software, validation, and manufacturing teams to ensure alignment.
• Support EV/DV/PV validation phases and issue resolution.
• Communicate technical status, risks, and mitigation plans clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Analog & Digital

Schematic design

PCB layout

Bench debugging

DFMEA

WCCA

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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 a solid foundation in electrical engineering fundamentals combined with system‑level thinking. The engineer will work on schematic development, component selection, layout guidance, electrical analysis, bring‑up, and hardware/software interface definition.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to hardware architecture including power topology, high‑speed interfaces, clocking, resets, and system partitioning.
• Develop and review schematics for complex mixed‑signal and high‑speed digital designs.
• Perform component selection with consideration for electrical performance, automotive qualification, reliability, thermal, and power constraints.
• Provide PCB layout guidance for signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and EMI mitigation.
• Participate in design reviews and technical trade studies.
• Perform and review electrical analysis, including WCCA, power distribution and sequencing validation, and interface margin and performance evaluation.
• Contribute to DFMEA activities, addressing design and interaction risks.
• Support FuSA hardware considerations as applicable.
• Lead and support bench‑level bring‑up, debugging hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol tools.
• Analyze failures and drive root‑cause resolution across hardware and system boundaries.
• Provide feedback to improve design robustness and integration margin.
• Develop and maintain hardware‑software interface specifications (HSIS).
• Collaborate with internal and external software teams during boot and low‑level driver bring‑up.
• Ensure hardware interfaces are clearly defined, testable, and aligned with software usage.
• Support system‑level validation and readiness activities.
• Contribute to hardware verification test plans and bench validation activities.
• Work closely with systems, software, validation, and manufacturing teams to ensure alignment.
• Support EV/DV/PV validation phases and issue resolution.
• Communicate technical status, risks, and mitigation plans clearly to stakeholders.

Required 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Central Compute, ADAS, infotainment, or high‑performance ECUs.
• Knowledge of high‑speed interfaces (Ethernet, PCIe, DDR, SerDes).
• Familiarity with automotive standards including ISO 26262 and EMC requirements.
• Experience developing HSIS documentation.
• Experience collaborating closely with software teams on HW/SW integration.
• Experience supporting EV/DV/PV validation.

Compensation

Salary range: $125,200 – $192,700. Bonus potential is available through incentive programs based on company, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, HSA, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

Work Arrangement

The role is hybrid; the employee is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week or as directed by management and travel up to 25% of the time. Relocation benefits are not provided.