General Motors

Senior Hardware Engineer: Connectivity Modules

General Motors • $135K — $209K *
Warren, MI 48089In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
  • 5+ years of hardware development experience, including board design and debugging.
  • Strong experience with embedded hardware systems integration.
  • Expertise in SoC systems with power architecture and boot flow management.
  • Proficient in high-speed digital design including PCIe, USB, Ethernet.
  • Ability to debug issues across hardware, firmware, and RF domains.
  • Experience in power delivery design and low-power design principles.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end hardware design and bring-up of connectivity modules.
  • Define system architecture including SoC selection and high-speed interfaces.
  • Drive schematic design reviews and guide PCB layout.
  • Lead board bring-up with focus on power sequencing and boot initialization.
  • Integrate systems across hardware, firmware, and mechanical domains.
  • Perform root-cause analysis of complex cross-domain issues.
  • Validate performance of high-speed interfaces and debug signal integrity issues.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Retirement savings plan with Company matching.
  • Life insurance and accident benefits.
  • Paid vacation and holidays.
  • Tuition assistance programs.
  • Employee assistance program and vehicle discounts.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid:

This role is categorized as hybrid. The selected candidate is expected to report to Warren, MI or Sunnyvale, CA at least three days per week (Tuesday-Thursday).

The Ideal Candidate:

Connectivity is a critical enabler of advanced vehicle functionality, including safety, user experience, and cloud-connected services. We are seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to lead the design and system integration of next-generation automotive connectivity platforms across GM vehicle architectures.
  • The ideal candidate has strong experience in hardware architecture, system bring-up, and cross-functional integration of complex embedded systems combining high-performance compute and wireless connectivity.
  • They are comfortable operating across hardware, firmware, and RF domains to drive system-level decisions and resolve complex issues.


The Role:

  • The Senior Hardware Engineer will lead the design, architecture, and system integration of connectivity modules across GM vehicle platforms. This includes defining system architecture, driving schematic and PCB design execution, leading board bring-up, and ensuring robust system performance across all operating conditions.
  • This role requires end-to-end ownership, from concept through production, with strong collaboration across silicon vendors, RF, firmware, mechanical and thermal.


What You'll do:

  • Own end-to-end hardware design and bring-up of connectivity modules from concept through production.
  • Define system architecture, including SoC selection, memory (LPDDR), power architecture, and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, USB, Ethernet).
  • Drive schematic design reviews and guide PCB layout, ensuring strong SI/PI, RF coexistence, and manufacturability.
  • Lead board bring-up, including power sequencing, clocking, reset, and boot initialization.
  • Drive system-level integration across hardware, firmware, RF, and mechanical domains.
  • Perform root-cause analysis of complex, cross-domain issues, including interactions between silicon, board design, RF, and software.
  • Make system-level tradeoffs across performance, power, cost, thermals, and reliability.
  • Validate high-speed interfaces including LPDDR5, PCIe, USB, Ethernet, SPI/I2C, CAN, and LIN.
  • Debug multi-domain issues such as RF desense, power noise coupling, and signal integrity degradation.
  • Collaborate with silicon vendors (e.g., Qualcomm, NXP, TI) on SoC bring-up and interface behavior.
  • Collaborate with firmware and software teams to enable platform functionality and debug system issues.
  • Define validation strategy and coverage, ensuring system-level robustness across corner cases and operating conditions.
  • Leverage lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers) to characterize and debug system performance.


Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in hardware development, including board design, system bring-up, and debugging.
  • Strong experience designing and integrating complex embedded hardware systems.
  • Experience with SoC-based systems, including power architecture, clocks, resets, and boot flows.
  • Experience with high-speed digital design (PCIe, USB, Ethernet, LPDDR) including signal and power integrity considerations.
  • Proven ability to debug system-level issues across hardware, firmware, and RF domains.
  • Experience with power delivery design, PMICs, Voltage regulators, low-power design principles, and deep sleep/wake-up flows.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with ability to navigate complex, ambiguous system issues.
  • Ability to independently drive technical decisions and influence cross-functional teams.


What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

  • Master's degree in related engineering field.
  • 8+ years of experience in hardware development, including board design, system bring-up, and debugging.
  • Knowledge and experience in wireless interfaces and technology.
  • Experience with automotive hardware development (EMI/EMC, environmental, reliability).
  • Experience supporting products through production ramp and field issue resolution.


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.

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 compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.
The expected base compensation for this role is: $135,000 - $209,000. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
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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