General Motors

Electrical Hardware Integration Lead - HUD, Clusters, Audio, & Customer Controls

General Motors • $100K — $130K *
Warren, MI 48089Hybrid
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in vehicle engineering development.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong business acumen and political awareness.
  • Comprehensive understanding of vehicle systems and development processes.
  • Experience in automotive hardware development, integration, and validation.
  • Demonstrated capability to lead diverse technical initiatives without direct authority.
  • Thorough knowledge of system interfaces and vehicle-level integration.

Responsibilities

  • Validate hardware requirements consistently during program development.
  • Mentor and support DREs for integration and validation planning.
  • Approve and oversee custom validation strategies for expedient solutions.
  • Lead system-level validation initiatives to identify issues early.
  • Ensure accurate interface definitions for ICDe and ICDm.
  • Oversee interfacing and calibration verification activities.
  • Communicate integration and validation findings to TS teams.

Benefits

  • Support for well-being at work and home.
  • Total Rewards resources for career and personal development.
  • An inclusive workplace fostering belonging and collaboration.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Role Overview

The Hardware Integration Lead provides end-to-end technical leadership for hardware integration and validation across vehicle programs. This role serves as the single point of accountability for ensuring hardware requirements, interfaces, and validation strategies are defined early, executed consistently, and governed rigorously to protect program timing, quality, and robustness.

Key Responsibilities
  • Ensure hardware requirements are consistently validated during early program development and across the project lifecycle.
  • Act as the subject matter expert for validation and integration, mentoring and supporting DREs in planning and execution activities.
  • Approve validation plans and oversee the implementation of customized validation strategies for re-tests and emerging issues requiring expedited solutions.
  • Lead system-level validation initiatives to facilitate earlier identification of issues, transitioning discovery from CTF to preliminary development phases.
  • Verify ICDe and ICDm accuracy and maintain comprehensive, consistent, and robust interface definitions.
  • Oversee interfacing and calibration verification (e.g., radio HMI for audio features, HUD dimming curve assessments).
  • Confirm that vehicle properties for supplier integration are maintained at the appropriate fidelity level.
  • Participate in and govern vehicle-level integration and validation processes via standardized checkpoints.
  • Communicate findings from integration and validation activities to Technical Specifications (TS) teams to reinforce requirements.
  • Monitor, evaluate, and report on PVCL status; review and advise DREs on test plan development.
  • Assess holistic program progress at VDC for PVE and during formal program reviews.
  • Lead the development of standardized methods and read-across initiatives for addressing shortages and Tier-N strategies.
  • Potential custodian of GMW3431, collaborating with ENV SMEs to ensure compliance and robustness.
  • Potential custodian of regulatory compliance for components on export vehicles
  • Provide ECR validation approvals.
  • Serve as Approver 2 for 3660 sign-off procedures.
  • Offer CG3000 coaching and promote its uniform application across multiple programs.
  • Lead technical sourcing evaluations and supplier preparedness reviews to guarantee alignment with GM standards.
  • Deliver consolidated hardware integration and validation reports to Core PDT, supporting transparent, data-driven decision-making.
  • Ensure the supplier completes component validation within the designated timeframe and participates in Design Review Based on Test Results (DRBTR) events.

Governance and Organizational Impact
  • Establishes defined technical ownership and governance for hardware integration and validation.
  • Eliminates fragmented execution and ensures consistency in methodologies across programs.
  • Enhances early risk identification, thereby minimizing late-stage rework and failures.
  • Safeguards program milestones, enhances launch quality, and advances organizational maturity.
  • Elevates validation and integration from individual efforts to a scalable, disciplined organizational function.


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
  • Over five years of experience in vehicle engineering development.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities.
  • Strong business acumen combined with political awareness.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of vehicle systems and development methodologies.
  • Skilled in establishing and maintaining cross-functional collaborative relationships.
  • Significant experience in automotive hardware development, integration, and validation.
  • Demonstrated capability to lead diverse technical initiatives and influence outcomes without direct authority.
  • Thorough understanding of system interfaces, calibration processes, and vehicle-level integration.
  • Experience with GM validation procedures, industry standards, and regulatory requirements is highly desirable.
  • Advanced communication skills, including experience presenting technical updates to executive leadership forums.


What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)
  • Demonstrated proficiency in PRTS, ECR, Jira, and Emerge systems.
  • Extensive experience with CAN/LIN architecture and expertise in log collection for root cause analysis.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of infotainment systems.
  • In-depth understanding of vehicle electrical architecture and related subsystems.
  • Master of Engineering degree (preferred).
  • Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (DFSS).
  • Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and transform uncertainty into opportunity.


#LI-JK3
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}.The selected candidate will be required to travel

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Learn more about General Motors
Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
NASDAQ
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* Ladders Estimates

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