Senior Hardware Design Engineer – Display Development

General Motors; Milford (CT); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company seeks a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to enhance vehicle display systems. This role involves designing and developing cutting-edge electronics for GM's next-generation vehicles, ensuring high-quality and efficient production. Candidates should have strong experience in automotive ECU architecture, engaging effectively across teams to deliver innovative designs.

Benefits

Relocation benefits available

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive ECU architecture and design.
• Proven track record in launching infotainment hardware to production.
• Strong collaboration skills for cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop display electronics hardware for next-gen vehicles.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams.
• Lead hardware analysis and troubleshoot hardware issues.

Skills

Electrical Hardware Design

Schematic Capture

PCB Layout

Debugging

Signal Integrity Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Hybrid: Reporting to a specific location where work needs to be performed / collaboration should happen (regardless this location is within a hub) and without regard to where a candidate lives (some employees may end up hybrid who live more than 50 miles away but where business needs dictate them to be onsite at a specific location three days per week).

• This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to GM Global Technical Center, Austin Innovation Technical Center, or Mountain View Technical Center three times per week, at minimum.
• This job is eligible for relocation benefits.

About the Role

At General Motors, we are committed to creating a world with zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion. Our ADAS Compute hardware team develops cutting-edge technologies like Super Cruise Hands-Free Automated Driving to enhance vehicle safety, performance, and autonomy.

We are building a hardware engineering team to own the end-to-end design and development of our vehicle displays hardware, aiming to improve the infotainment experience in GM vehicles.

The Senior Hardware Design Engineer – Display Development will be responsible for designing and developing the new display electronics hardware platform for GM’s next-generation vehicles. The role requires an experienced professional with a background in automotive ECU architecture, design, analysis, and a proven track record of successfully launching infotainment hardware into production.

Responsibilities

• Design LCD/OLED display electrical hardware, including component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, bring-up, debug, signal and power integrity, environmental and EMC testing, and manufacturing support.
• Develop the display hardware platform from concept to launch, meeting cost, timing, quality, and safety targets.
• Understand the display backlight unit and FOG interface for final display assembly.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams for seamless integration.
• Work with manufacturing partners to ensure successful production from prototype to mass production, maintaining quality, cost, and schedule.
• Design electrical schematics and PCB layouts.
• Support new IC design and development for display designs.
• Perform hardware analysis such as worst-case, signal integrity, and power integrity.
• Lead hardware bring-up including power supplies, SoCs, MCUs, and interfaces.
• Implement design for manufacturing, assembly, and testing.
• Validate hardware components and systems for reliability and performance.
• Establish test plans and protocols to verify designs.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Assist manufacturing in resolving production issues.
• Conduct design reviews and provide feedback.
• Lead/support DFMEA/PFMEA activities for display hardware.
• Guide and consult with Design Release Engineers.