Staff Hardware Engineer, Display Diagnostics & Interfaces

General Motors Company; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle program

Hybrid work model

Relocation benefits and travel < 25%

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff Hardware Engineer to lead hardware definition and technical execution for display-focused diagnostic and interface work. The role requires collaborating across software, vehicle integration, and design partners to enable robust hardware requirements and rapid issue resolution.

This position emphasizes diagnostic architecture, FIDM documentation, PRTS root-cause analysis, and cross-functional problem solving to ensure quality and launch readiness in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Significant experience in automotive hardware engineering, with direct experience in display or ECU-related development.
• Strong understanding of hardware interfaces, signal paths, power, and integration considerations for embedded automotive systems.
• Experience with hardware bring-up, debugging, validation, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience creating and maintaining interface and technical definition documents.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware definition and technical execution for display-related diagnostic and interface work.
• Own and refine FIDM and other interface documentation needed to support system integration and issue resolution.
• Drive Display Diagnostic 2.0 related hardware definition, implementation alignment, and technical problem solving.
• Investigate hardware and system issues identified through PRTS and lead cross-functional root-cause analysis.
• Support display ECU and subsystem bring-up, debugging, and validation.
• Translate system-level needs into clear hardware requirements, interface definitions, and engineering actions.
• Work closely with software, systems, validation, packaging, and supplier teams to resolve integration issues efficiently.
• Review schematics, interface definitions, and hardware design decisions for technical completeness and robustness.
• Identify design, integration, and validation gaps early and drive corrective actions.
• Support sourcing, development, and launch activities by providing technical leadership in the display hardware domain.
• Help improve engineering processes for issue tracking, documentation quality, and diagnostic readiness.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Automotive hardware

Interface documentation

Hardware bring-up

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Staff Hardware Engineer to lead hardware definition and technical execution for display-focused diagnostic and interface work. The role requires collaborating across software, vehicle integration, and design partners to enable robust hardware requirements and rapid issue resolution.

This position emphasizes diagnostic architecture, FIDM documentation, PRTS root-cause analysis, and cross-functional problem solving to ensure quality and launch readiness in