General Motors

Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer - Central Compute Unit

General Motors • $125K — $192K *
Sunnyvale, CA 94087In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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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.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to hardware architecture including power topology and high-speed interfaces.
  • Develop and review schematics for complex mixed-signal designs.
  • Perform component selection considering performance and reliability.
  • Provide PCB layout guidance for signal integrity and EMI mitigation.
  • Lead bench-level bring-up including power-on sequencing and clock validation.
  • Drive root cause resolution across hardware and system boundaries.
  • Develop and maintain Hardware Software Interface Specifications (HSIS).

Benefits

  • 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.
Full Job Description
Job Description
Role Summary

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 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.
• The salary range for this role is ($125,200 to $192,700). The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
Benefits:
• Benefits: 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.

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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

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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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