Staff Electrical Hardware Architect – Automotive Compute

General Motors; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vehicle discounts

Tuition assistance

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff Electrical Hardware Engineer to lead hardware architectures for Central Compute and high-performance compute platforms. You will drive decisions across multiple vehicle programs, mentor teams, and ensure optimize hardware from concept to production.

Responsibilities include system partitioning, power and clocking strategies, and EMI/EMC mitigation while aligning with safety goals and DFMEA/WCCA practices. Strong cross-functional leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.
• 10+ years of experience in automotive or high-complexity electronic systems.
• Strong expertise in analog, digital, mixed-signal and power electronics design.
• Proven experience leading hardware architecture and ECU development programs.
• Experience with schematic design, electrical analysis, and hardware debugging.
• Knowledge of WCCA, DFMEA, reliability engineering and hardware development processes.
• Ability to lead technical decisions and influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive electrical hardware architecture for Central Compute and high-performance platforms.
• Own system partitioning, power architecture, clocking strategies, high-speed interconnects, redundancy concepts, and hardware scalability.
• Lead technical trade studies and architecture recommendations balancing performance, cost, reliability, manufacturability, and future needs.
• Establish design guidelines, best practices, and technical standards across hardware teams.
• Review and approve critical design decisions throughout product development.
• Provide technical oversight for mixed-signal, high-speed digital, and power circuitry designs.

Skills

Electrical hardware

Analog & Digital

Power electronics

Schematic design

DFMEA

WCCA

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ECAD tools (OrCAD/Altium)

Simulation tools

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Staff Electrical Hardware Engineer to lead hardware architectures for Central Compute and high-performance compute platforms. You will drive decisions across multiple vehicle programs, mentor teams, and ensure optimize hardware from concept to production.

Responsibilities include system partitioning, power and clocking strategies, and EMI/EMC mitigation while aligning with safety goals and DFMEA/WCCA practices. Strong cross-functional leadership is essential.