Senior High Voltage Power Electronics PCB Designer

General Motors Company; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Company is seeking a Senior High Voltage Power Electronics PCB Designer to own and drive PCB layout for Traction Inverter projects and other HV power electronics. The role collaborates with PCBA engineers, EMC, analysis, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure robust designs and compliant release processes.

Responsibilities include leading PCB layouts, maintaining BOD/DRC/DFM, and applying HDI and embedded power device concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• Professional experience creating and releasing PCBs with leadership capability and strong IPC standard knowledge.
• Minimum 6 years of PCB layout design experience.
• Experience with ECAD Xpedition tool.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for PCB layouts of existing and new inverters, collaborating with PCBA engineers and other teams.
• Create PCB layouts and participate in design direction meetings to ensure robust design.
• Maintain PCB BOD, DRC, DFM, and library parts with quality reviews.
• Lead IPC compliance and collaborate on deviations and templates for new PCB technologies.
• Coordinate with fabrication, assembly, test, and production release.

Skills

PCB layout

IPC standards

Leadership

ECAD Xpedition

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

ECAD Xpedition

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 execution

GM 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}.

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