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The Staff Electrical Hardware Engineer will serve as a technical leader responsible for defining hardware architectures, driving complex design decisions, and ensuring successful execution across multiple vehicle programs.\nThis role requires deep expertise in electrical hardware development combined with strong system-level thinking and cross-functional leadership. The Staff Engineer will influence architecture, mentor engineering teams, resolve complex technical challenges, and drive hardware solutions from concept through production.\nKey Responsibilities\nHardware Architecture & Technical Leadership\nDefine and drive electrical hardware architecture for Central Compute and high-performance compute platforms.\nOwn system partitioning, power architecture, clocking strategies, high-speed interconnects, redundancy concepts, and hardware scalability.\nLead technical trade studies and make architecture recommendations balancing performance, cost, reliability, manufacturability, and future platform needs.\nEstablish design guidelines, best practices, and technical standards across hardware development teams.\nReview and approve critical design decisions throughout product development.\nHardware Design & Development\nProvide technical oversight for complex mixed-signal, high-speed digital, and power circuitry designs.\nGuide schematic development, component selection, and design optimization activities.\nLead design reviews and ensure compliance with electrical, thermal, reliability, safety, and EMC requirements.\nDrive PCB design strategy, including signal integrity, power integrity, grounding, and EMI/EMC mitigation approaches.\nElectrical Analysis, Reliability & Functional Safety\nLead electrical robustness assessments, including:Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA)\nPower integrity analysis\nInterface margin analysis\nPower sequencing validation\nThermal and derating evaluations\n\nDrive DFMEA development and mitigation strategies across subsystem and system interactions.\nPartner with Functional Safety teams to ensure hardware compliance with ISO 26262 requirements and safety goals.\nChampion design-for-reliability and design-for-manufacturability initiatives.\nHardware Bring-Up & Complex Problem Solving\nLead first-board bring-up, integration, and debugging efforts for advanced compute platforms.\nDirect root cause investigations involving hardware, software, systems, manufacturing, and supplier teams.\nResolve complex cross-domain issues impacting performance, reliability, or production readiness.\nDrive corrective actions and lessons learned across programs.\nHardware-Software Integration & System Collaboration\nDefine and govern Hardware Software Interface Specifications (HSIS).\nPartner closely with software and systems engineering teams on boot architecture, device drivers, diagnostics, firmware dependencies, and platform integration.\nEnsure hardware architectures support software scalability, maintainability, and future feature growth.\nInfluence platform-level integration strategies across compute domains.\nVerification, Validation & Program Leadership\nProvide technical leadership across EV, DV, PV, and production launch phases.\nGuide hardware verification planning and validation strategy development.\nEnsure test coverage aligns with system requirements, safety objectives, and product reliability targets.\nReview validation results and drive closure of critical technical issues.\nTechnical Mentorship & Organizational Impact\nMentor and develop electrical hardware engineers across multiple experience levels.\nServe as a subject matter expert for compute platform hardware architecture and design.\nInfluence technical roadmaps, engineering processes, and future technology adoption.\nRepresent hardware engineering in executive reviews, architecture reviews, and supplier engagements.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.\n10+ years of experience developing automotive or other high-complexity electronic systems.\nStrong expertise in analog, digital, mixed-signal, and power electronics design.\nProven experience leading hardware architecture and complex ECU development programs.\nExtensive experience with schematic design, electrical analysis, and hardware debugging.\nDeep understanding of WCCA, DFMEA, reliability engineering, and hardware development processes.\nDemonstrated ability to lead technical decisions and influence cross-functional teams.\nStrong communication, presentation, and technical leadership skills.\nPreferred Qualifications\nMaster's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.\nExperience leading Central Compute, ADAS, autonomous driving, or high-performance compute platforms.\nDeep knowledge of Ethernet, PCIe, DDR, SerDes, and other high-speed interfaces.\nStrong understanding of ISO 26262 Functional Safety and cybersecurity requirements.\nExperience defining hardware platform strategies and product roadmaps.\nExperience working with global engineering teams and semiconductor suppliers.\nProven success launching complex production ECUs in automotive environments.\nCompensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.\nThe salary range for this role is ($159,400 - 245,000). The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.\nBonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance. Benefits:\nBenefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.\n#LI-JK3\n\nAbout GM\nOur vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.\nWhy Join Us\nWe believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.\nBenefits Overview\nFrom day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.\nNon-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)\nGeneral Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.\nAll employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.\nWe encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.\nAccommodations\nGeneral Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us or call us at 1-800-865-7580. 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