Senior Hardware Engineer: Connectivity Modules

General Motors; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer in a hybrid role with on-site expectations at Sunnyvale, CA or Warren, MI. You will lead the architecture, bring-up, and integration of connectivity modules across GM vehicle platforms, coordinating across hardware, firmware, RF, and mechanical teams.

The role requires SoC-based system expertise, high-speed interface design, and robust problem-solving skills to ensure reliable performance in automotive environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in hardware development
• Experience with SoC-based systems, including power architecture, clocks, resets, and boot flows
• Experience with high-speed digital design (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, LPDDR) including signal and power integrity considerations
• Proven ability to debug system-level issues across hardware, firmware, and RF domains
• Experience with power delivery design, PMICs, Voltage regulators, low-power design principles, and deep sleep/wake-up flows
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to navigate complex, ambiguous system issues
• Ability to independently drive technical decisions and influence cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end hardware design and bring-up of connectivity modules from concept through production.
• Define system architecture, including SoC selection, memory (LPDDR), power architecture, and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, USB, Ethernet).
• Drive schematic design reviews and guide PCB layout, ensuring strong SI/PI, RF coexistence, and manufacturability.
• Lead board bring-up, including power sequencing, clocking, reset, and boot initialization.
• Drive system-level integration across hardware, firmware, RF, and mechanical domains.
• Perform root-cause analysis of complex, cross-domain issues, including interactions between silicon, board design, RF, and software.
• Make system-level tradeoffs across performance, power, cost, thermals, and reliability.
• Validate high-speed interfaces including LPDDR5, PCIe, USB, Ethernet, SPI/I2C, CAN, and LIN.
• Debug multi-domain issues such as RF desense, power noise coupling, and signal integrity degradation.
• Collaborate with silicon vendors on SoC bring-up and interface behavior.
• Collaborate with firmware and software teams to enable platform functionality and debug system issues.
• Define validation strategy and coverage, ensuring system-level robustness across corner cases and operating conditions.
• Leverage lab instrumentation to characterize and debug system performance.

Skills

SoC-based systems

PCB design

Power architecture

Signal integrity

RF coexistence

Board bring-up

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

VNAs

Spectrum analyzers

Logic analyzers

Job description

Job DescriptionWork Arrangement:Hybrid :This role is categorized as hybrid. The selected candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI or Sunnyvale, CA at least three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday).Our Mission:At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.The Ideal Candidate:Connectivity is a critical enabler of advanced vehicle functionality, including safety, user experience, and cloud-connected services. We are seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to lead the design and system integration of next-generation automotive connectivity platforms across GM vehicle architectures.The ideal candidate has strong experience in hardware architecture, system bring-up, and cross-functional integration of complex embedded systems combining high-performance compute and wireless connectivity.They are comfortable operating across hardware, firmware, and RF domains to drive system-level decisions and resolve complex issues.The Role:The Senior Hardware Engineer will lead the design, architecture, and system integration of connectivity modules across GM vehicle platforms. This includes defining system architecture, driving schematic and PCB design execution, leading board bring-up, and ensuring robust system performance across all operating conditions.This role requires end-to-end ownership, from concept through production, with strong collaboration across silicon vendors, RF, firmware, mechanical and thermal.What You’ll do:Own end-to-end hardware design and bring-up of connectivity modules from concept through production.Define system architecture, including SoC selection, memory (LPDDR), power architecture, and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, USB, Ethernet).Drive schematic design reviews and guide PCB layout, ensuring strong SI/PI, RF coexistence, and manufacturability.Lead board bring-up, including power sequencing, clocking, reset, and boot initialization.Drive system-level integration across hardware, firmware, RF, and mechanical domains.Perform root-cause analysis of complex, cross-domain issues, including interactions between silicon, board design, RF, and software.Make system-level tradeoffs across performance, power, cost, thermals, and reliability.Validate high-speed interfaces including LPDDR5, PCIe, USB, Ethernet, SPI/I2C, CAN, and LIN.Debug multi-domain issues such as RF desense, power noise coupling, and signal integrity degradation.Collaborate with silicon vendors (e.g., Qualcomm, NXP, TI) on SoC bring-up and interface behavior.Collaborate with firmware and software teams to enable platform functionality and debug system issues.Define validation strategy and coverage, ensuring system-level robustness across corner cases and operating conditions.Leverage lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers) to characterize and debug system performance.Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.5+ years of experience in hardware development, including board design, system bring-up, and debugging.Strong experience designing and integrating complex embedded hardware systems.Experience with SoC-based systems, including power architecture, clocks, resets, and boot flows.Experience with high-speed digital design (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, LPDDR) including signal and power integrity considerations.Proven ability to debug system-level issues across hardware, firmware, and RF domains.Experience with power delivery design, PMICs, Voltage regulators, low-power design principles, and deep sleep/wake-up flows.Strong problem-solving skills with ability to navigate complex, ambiguous system issues.Ability to independently drive technical decisions and influence cross-functional teams.What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):Master’s degree in related engineering field.8+ years of experience in hardware development, including board design, system bring-up, and debugging.Knowledge and experience in wireless interfaces and technology.Experience with automotive hardware development (EMI/EMC, environmental, reliability).Experience supporting products through production ramp and field issue resolution.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.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 compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.The expected base compensation for this role is: $135,000 - $209,000. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.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.About GMOur vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.Why Join UsWe believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.Benefits OverviewFrom day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. 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