
Senior Digital Key Hardware Engineer
General Motors
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Warren • Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $103,000 - $157,900 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Create and manage schematics, PCB layouts, and BOMs to ensure reliable and high-performance hardware designs.
- Design and develop complex multi-layer PCB layouts for high-density designs, with a focus on signal integrity, power integrity, and thermal management.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define design specifications and ensure they align with system requirements.
- Perform signal and power integrity analysis, including grounding, trace routing, and impedance control.
- Work closely with external manufacturers and suppliers to ensure that designs are optimized for fabrication, assembly, and cost-efficiency.
- Develop test strategies and validation methods to ensure design reliability and performance of hardware designs.
- Manage design revisions and perform continuous improvements on existing designs.
- Provide technical support during prototype builds and assist in troubleshooting design-related issues.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, including safety and regulatory requirements.
- Support and provide direction to suppliers throughout the development process.
- Report to senior leaders on project status, roadblocks, and escalation requests.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in hardware design and testing, preferably in automotive or consumer electronics.
- Proven expertise in BLE, UWB, NFC, and other short-range wireless technologies.
- Experience working with CCC/Apple Car Keys/MFi/NFC Forum requirements.
- Strong proficiency in PCB design including schematics capture and layout using industry-standard tools such as Mentor Graphics, Altium, Eagle, or KiCad.
- Hands-on experience with hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc.).
- Solid Knowledge of embedded systems and processor architectures (ARM-based systems, etc.) and low-power design techniques.
- Familiarity with wireless connectivity protocols (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, BLE, NFC, UWB) and best practice for coexistence and de-sense mitigation.
- Familiarity with automotive-grade components, environmental constraints, and compliance to applicable regulations.
- Experience with DFMEA, PFMEA, and other reliability engineering practices.
- Knowledge of automotive communication protocols such as CAN, LIN, and Ethernet.
- Ability to interpret and apply EMC/EMI design principles and regulatory requirements (FCC, CE, etc.).
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work through complex hardware and system issues.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple disciplines.
Benefits
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PCB designschematics capturelayout designsignal integrity analysispower integrity analysisthermal managementembedded systemslow-power design techniquesautomotive communication protocolsreliability engineering practices
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationteamworkcollaborationproject management