Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer – Central Compute Unit

**Job Description** # **Role Summary** General Motors is expanding its in-house electronics capabilities to support next-generation Central Compute, ADAS, and software-defined vehicle platforms. The **Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer** will contribute across electrical architecture, circuit design, hardware integration, and validation to deliver robust, production-ready ECUs. This role requires strong electrical engineering fundamentals combined with system-level thinking. The engineer will work across schematic development, component selection, layout guidance, electrical analysis, bring-up, and hardware/software interface definition. # **Key Responsibilities** **Hardware Architecture & Design** - Contribute to hardware architecture including power topology, high-speed interfaces, clocking, resets, and system partitioning. - Develop and review schematics for complex mixed-signal and high-speed digital designs. - Perform component selection with consideration for electrical performance, automotive qualification, reliability, thermal, and power constraints. - Provide PCB layout guidance for signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and EMI mitigation. - Participate in design reviews and technical trade studies. **Electrical Analysis & Robustness** - Perform and review electrical analysis including: - WCCA (Worst Case Circuit Analysis) - Power distribution and sequencing validation - Interface margin and performance evaluation - Contribute to DFMEA activities, addressing both design and interaction-related risks. - Support Functional Safety (FuSA) hardware considerations as applicable. **Hardware Bring-Up & Debug** - Lead and support bench-level bring-up including power-on sequencing, clock validation, reset behavior, and interface activation. - Debug hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol tools. - Analyze failures and drive root cause resolution across hardware and system boundaries. - Provide feedback to improve design robustness and integration margin. **Hardware–Software Interface & System Integration** - Develop and maintain Hardware Software Interface Specifications (HSIS). - Collaborate with internal and external software teams during boot and low-level driver bring-up. - Ensure hardware interfaces are clearly defined, testable, and aligned with software usage. - Support system-level validation and readiness activities. **Verification & Cross-Functional Collaboration** - Contribute to hardware verification test plans and bench validation activities. - Work closely with systems, software, validation, and manufacturing teams to ensure alignment. - Support EV/DV/PV validation phases and issue resolution. - Communicate technical status, risks, and mitigation plans clearly to stakeholders. **Required Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field. - 7+ years of experience in automotive or high-complexity electronics development. - Strong fundamentals in analog and digital circuit design. - Experience with schematic development and PCB layout guidance. - Hands-on bench debugging experience. - Experience contributing to WCCA and DFMEA. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience with Central Compute, ADAS, infotainment, or high-performance ECUs. - Knowledge of high-speed interfaces (Ethernet, PCIe, DDR, SerDes). - Familiarity with automotive standards including ISO 26262 and EMC requirements. - Experience developing HSIS documentation. - Experience collaborating closely with software teams on HW/SW integration. - Experience supporting EV/DV/PV validation. **What We Offer** - Opportunity to contribute to next-generation vehicle compute platforms. - Exposure across architecture, design, integration, and validation. - Collaboration with senior technical leaders across hardware, systems, and software. - Competitive compensation, benefits, and long-term technical growth. *Compensation: The compensation information is a good f…