General Motors

Senior Signal Integrity Engineer

General Motors • $125K — $192K *
Sunnyvale, CA 94087Hybrid
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in signal integrity, high-speed PCB design, or related hardware engineering areas, particularly with high-speed communication buses (Ethernet, PCIe, SerDes).
  • Strong understanding of high-speed signal transmission principles like impedance, crosstalk, noise, and attenuation.
  • Proficiency in SI analysis tools such as HyperLynx, HFSS, CST, or ADS.
  • Hands-on experience with measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, VNAs, TDRs, and protocol analyzers.
  • Expertise in PCB layout and design for high-speed, multilayer boards.
  • Familiarity with current trends and innovations in high-speed data transmission.

Responsibilities

  • Perform detailed signal integrity (SI) simulations to identify issues in high-speed designs.
  • Analyze PCB layouts for optimal signal performance and provide feedback to design teams.
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to optimize high-speed signal paths for various interfaces.
  • Evaluate signal integrity in power delivery networks and resolve associated issues.
  • Work closely with design teams to ensure adherence to signal integrity best practices.
  • Partner with systems engineering and software teams to ensure signal integrity across the product stack.
  • Develop and implement testing strategies for verifying signal integrity using specialized tools.

Benefits

  • Variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Retirement savings plan with options for long-term financial security.
  • Tuition assistance programs to support continuous learning and development.
  • Employee assistance program offering confidential support.
  • GM vehicle discounts providing savings for employees.
  • Paid vacation and holidays to promote work-life balance.
Full Job Description

Job Description

The Role:

In-vehicle electronics is a fast-growing technology in the global automotive industry featuring many cutting-edge technologies such as Compute, body and zone controllers, multi-view cameras, Gig+Ethernet, PCIe, digital/analog interfaces and more. We are looking for creative and enthusiastic candidate to become part of a fast-moving team who want to lead the future direction of the automotive industry.

The ECU hardware design team’s mission is to ensure our products are designed to target the growing needs of our customers while ensuring robust, well-designed hardware which meets GM specifications and testing requirements from early hardware through the production design. In this role you will be responsible for leading product development and integration activities.

Responsibilities include utilizing engineering tools and processes to successfully develop components and systems for vehicle programs.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities):

  • Perform detailed signal integrity (SI) simulations using tools such as HyperLynx, HFSS, or CST to identify and resolve issues related to crosstalk, signal loss, reflections, and other performance degradations in high-speed designs.
  • Analyze PCB layout designs to ensure optimal signal performance, providing feedback and recommendations to layout and hardware design teams.
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to optimize high-speed signal paths, ensuring adherence to specifications for interfaces like DDR, PCIe, USB, SerDes, and Ethernet.
  • Evaluate and validate signal integrity for power delivery networks (PDN) to minimize noise, ground bounce, and power/ground integrity issues.
  • Work closely with PCB layout, hardware, and mechanical teams to ensure design choices align with signal integrity best practices.
  • Partner with systems engineering and software teams to ensure signal integrity across the entire product stack, from silicon to system integration.
  • Develop and implement test strategies for verifying signal integrity on prototypes and final products using tools like oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers (VNA), and time domain reflectometry (TDR).
  • Create and maintain signal integrity design guidelines, best practices, and checklists to support hardware engineers throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Lead the evaluation of new materials, design techniques, and tools that enhance signal integrity, proposing innovations that improve overall system performance.
  • Diagnose and resolve SI issues during the bring-up phase of new products, ensuring minimal impact on time-to-market.

What You'll Need (Required Qualifications):

  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in signal integrity, high-speed PCB design, or related areas in hardware engineering. High speed Communication Buses (Ethernet, PCIe, SerDes)
  • Strong understanding of high-speed signal transmission principles, including impedance, crosstalk, noise, and signal attenuation.
  • Proficiency in SI analysis tools such as HyperLynx, HFSS, CST, ADS, or similar industry-standard software.
  • Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, VNAs, TDRs, and protocol analyzers.
  • Expertise in PCB layout and design rules for high-speed, multi-layer boards.
  • Familiarity with current SI trends, emerging technologies, and innovations in high-speed data transmission.
  • Ability to contribute to process improvements and the development of new methodologies for signal integrity analysis.

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 - 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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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}. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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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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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