General Motors

Electrical Hardware Test Engineer – MCU

General Motors • $95K — $115K *
Warren, MI 48089Hybrid
Manufacturing & Automotive
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
  • 4+ years of experience in hardware validation or test engineering for complex digital systems, MCUs, or high-integration ECUs.
  • Strong understanding of MCU subsystems and IP blocks, particularly in validation and debug.
  • Hands-on experience in bringing up and testing complex digital boards, focusing on clock/reset validation and interface bring-up.
  • Experience creating structured hardware test plans with defined objectives and traceability to requirements.
  • Proficiency with lab equipment, including oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, for circuit validation.
  • Hands-on experience in debugging automotive serial interfaces like CAN-FD and LIN.

Responsibilities

  • Define hardware test strategies and structured bring-up plans for MCUs and associated components.
  • Plan and execute MCU and board-level electrical characterization testing under various conditions.
  • Design and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts to enhance testing efficiency.
  • Develop test content for key MCU subsystems and interfaces, ensuring adequate margin and stress testing.
  • Use lab equipment to validate timing, margins, and root-cause hardware issues.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to turn system requirements into concrete test cases.
  • Provide mentorship to junior engineers on test methods and best practices.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment allowing flexibility.
  • Opportunity for travel (<25%) for on-site roles.
  • Potential eligibility for relocation benefits.
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Job Description

The Role

We are seeking a skilled and driven Hardware Test Engineer – MCU to join our Semiconductor Center of Excellence. This role will contribute to the definition, development, and execution of hardware test strategies for state‑of‑the‑art Microcontroller (MCU) solutions used in next‑generation automotive electronics platforms. You will be responsible for MCU and MCU‑centric ECU board bring‑up, test plan creation, automated test development, and systematic debug to ensure our silicon and hardware platforms meet functional, performance, and reliability goals from early samples through production.

Responsibilities
  • Define end-to-end hardware test strategies and structured bring-up plans for MCUs and associated components (embedded flash, SRAM, external flash/DRAM where applicable, PMIC, transceivers, watchdog, oscillators) across EVKs, reference boards, and ECUs — including power-on sequencing, clock/reset validation, basic sanity, peripheral bring-up, regression suites, coverage goals, and clear pass/fail criteria.
  • Plan and execute MCU and board-level electrical characterization testing (for example voltage/current limits, static and dynamic power, leakage, sleep/wake current, timing margins, and I/O thresholds) across PVT corners and operating modes.
  • Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts (for example, Python, C/C++, or similar) to improve coverage, repeatability, and execution efficiency.
  • Develop test content and automation for key MCU subsystems and interfaces, such as CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART, embedded flash & SRAM, ADC/DAC, PWM/timers, and HSM/security IP, including margin, and stress testing.
  • Use lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, JTAG tools, etc.) to characterize signals, validate timing and margins, and root‑cause hardware issues.
  • Partner closely with MCU hardware design engineers, ECU hardware teams, and software teams to translate system requirements into concrete test cases and coverage metrics.
  • Develop and maintain reusable test procedures, documentation, and checklists that can be applied across multiple programs and platforms.
  • Support DV/PV and component environmental testing by defining hardware functional monitoring, lab setups, and diagnostics required to exercise MCU‑level functionality.
  • Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers on test methods, lab best practices, and debug techniques.

Qualifications – Required
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
  • 4+ years of experience in hardware validation or test engineering for complex digital systems, MCUs, or high‑integration ECUs.
  • Strong understanding of MCU subsystems and IP blocks  (CPU cores including lockstep, embedded flash, peripherals, automotive networking, power management, and safety mechanisms) from a validation and debug perspective.
  • Proven hands‑on experience bringing up and testing complex digital boards, including power sequencing, clock/reset validation, and interface bring‑up.
  • Demonstrated experience creating and executing structured hardware test plans, including definition of objectives, coverage, pass/fail criteria, and traceability to requirements.
  • Proficiency with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, and precision power / current measurement tools.
  • Hands-on experience with MCU and board-level electrical characterization (voltage/current limits, static and dynamic power, leakage, timing margins, and I/O thresholds) across PVT corners, including correlation to specifications and models.
  • Practical experience debugging automotive serial interfaces (CAN-FD, LIN, Ethernet, SPI) and/or higher-speed memory interfaces, including interpretation of signal integrity and timing issues.
  • Experience developing automated hardware tests and data collection scripts (Python, C/C++, or similar scripting environments).
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to isolate root causes across silicon, board, and software boundaries.
  • Exceptional collaboration and teamwork skills; proven ability to work across functional and organizational boundaries.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple test efforts in parallel, including planning, execution, and reporting.

Qualifications – Preferred
  • Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience with validation of automotive or other safety‑critical MCUs and ECUs.
  • Experience defining and executing environmental, reliability, and margin testing (voltage/temperature corners, jitter and eye diagrams, long‑duration stress).
  • Experience with test automation frameworks, CI pipelines, and lab management tools used to run large‑scale automated regressions.

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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 <25% for this role. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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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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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
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