Senior High Voltage Power Electronics PCB Designer

General Motors Company; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

General Motors Company in Warren, Michigan, is seeking a Senior High Voltage Power Electronics PCB Designer to lead PCB layouts for traction inverters and HV modules. You will own design release, collaborate with PCBA engineers and cross-functional teams, and drive DRC/DFM and IPC compliance.

The role requires 6+ years in PCB layout, leadership experience, and expertise with multi-layer HV PCBs, HDI concepts, and eCAD Xpedition. Hybrid work and relocation benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent.
• Professional experience creating and releasing PCBs; leadership; IPC standards knowledge.
• Minimum 6 years in PCB layout design.
• Experience in eCAD Xpedtion tool

Responsibilities

• Lead PCB layout for traction inverters and HV power electronics; work with PCBA engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Create and maintain PCB layouts, routing, and placement for electrical performance and manufacturability.
• Maintain PCB BOD including DRC/DFM and file release; ensure peer reviews of ECAD library parts.
• Create new BOD requirements for HDI and embedded power devices; maintain drawing templates.
• Be lead contact for IPC standards and industry practices for the team.
• Select technology and processes based on project requirements (HV, high-current) and manufacturing capabilities.
• Execute LV and MCU layouts along with HV components with high-current routing and thermal management.
• Implement grounding, shielding, return-current management, and noise containment strategies.
• Manage component placement for performance, serviceability, and manufacturability.
• Manage library, footprint, constraints, and DRC; support fabrication and production release docs.
• Balance workload across designers and maintain release processes.

Skills

PCB design leadership

High voltage PCB

IPC standards

HDI concepts

Multi-layer PCB

team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

eCAD Xpedtion

Job description

Senior High Voltage Power Electronics PCB Designer### Senior High Voltage Power Electronics PCB DesignerApply: Hybrid: Warren, Michigan, United States of America: Full time: Posted Today: JR-202620860**Job Description**Energy Conversion Systems (ECS) at General Motors is a fast-paced team that is working on developing and executing propulsion technology. This role is within the Energy Conversion Management Hardware Organization, specifically in the Traction Inverter & Power Electronics Hardware teams.We are seeking an experienced Senior/Lead PCB designer to join our team as “Senior High Voltage Power Electronics PCB Designer”. This role provides PCB design & layout expertise and ownership for Traction Inverter and other high voltage power electronics by working closely with the PCB Design Release Engineering team, Technical Specialists, EMC, Analysis, Manufacturing and Quality.## Responsibilities* PCB Lead Designer will be responsible for developing various PCB layout designs for existing and new inverters, collaborate with PCBA engineers, create PCB layouts, participate in design direction meetings, and create a collaborative environment with internal and external team members. The lead designer will also maintain the BOD for the PCBA and ensure a robust common process is followed for each PCB design.* Responsible for creating and designing the physical layout of printed circuit boards (PCBs). This involves placing and routing components, traces, and other elements to ensure proper functionality and performance.* Maintain a quality process ensuring independent reviews of PCB, DRC usage, DFM, file release quality, and peer review of ECAD library parts.* Responsible for maintaining the PCB BOD which includes DRC, DFM, and PCB templates. Create new BOD requirements for new PCB technologies such as HDI and embedded power devices. Responsible for the PCB drawing template.* Lead contact for IPC and other industry standards for the team.* Select the appropriate technology and process for the layout design based on the project requirements, such as the target application, performance goals, and manufacturing capabilities.* Execute all Low Voltage and MCU layout along with High Voltage components and circuit layouts.* Execute PCB designs with high-current routing, copper balancing, via-current capacity, and thermal relief/heatsink strategy, Controlled impedance and high-speed signal routing* Execute PCB designs with Grounding, shielding, return-current management, and incorporate noise containment methods* Execute Component placement for electrical performance, thermal performance, serviceability, and manufacturability* Manage Library, footprint, constraint, and design-rule management* Support fabrication, assembly, inspection, test-point, and production-release documentation* Balance workload across the PCB designers.* Maintain the release process for the PCB designs.## Required Qualifications* Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent Industry Experience* Professional experience creating and releasing PCBs. Leadership experience. Expert knowledge of IPC standards and how they are typically implemented.* Minimum 6 years working experience in PCB layout design* Experience in eCAD Xpedtion tool## Preferred Qualifications* Previous industry experience in automotive power electronics and ECUs.* Strong Experience in designing multi-layered (4,6 or 8) PCB design layouts* 8 years or more experience in PCB layout design executionGM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc).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.Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.