Staff Hardware Engineer, Connectivity Modules

General Motors

. Serve as validation and test lead for Connectivity modules, ensuring alignment of test strategy with program requirements and milestones.

Posted 4/21/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California, Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $145,000 - $222,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as validation and test lead for Connectivity modules, ensuring alignment of test strategy with program requirements and milestones.
Expert use of lab instruments: Oscilloscopes, VNAs, Spectrum Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, Power Analyzers.
Lead validation of signal and power integrity for LPDDR5, PCIe, USB3.x/2.0, SPI, I2C, CAN and LIN buses.
Develop, execute, and maintain comprehensive validation plans for Connectivity modules to verify component- and system-level functionality, including regression and corner-case coverage.
Collaborate with design and production teams to understand and test against product requirements; challenge requirements and test coverage where necessary to ensure robustness.
Analyze and interpret data from validation tests, offering clear insights, risk assessments, and recommendations to stakeholders.
Validate power delivery, power sequencing, and power rail stability under various operating modes and environmental conditions.
Collaborate with silicon vendors (e.g., NXP, TI, Qualcomm) to align on SoC bring-up, interface characteristics, and debug of complex issues.
Collaborate with software/firmware, systems, and design teams to support hardware validation, root-cause analysis, and functional bring-up.
Collaborate with wireless/RF systems and design teams to support hardware validation, root-cause analysis, and functional bring-up for cellular, Wi‑Fi, GNSS, UWB, and other wireless technologies.
Create clear test reports, validation metrics, and dashboards; recommend corrective actions or design improvements based on test results and trends.
Mentor and coach junior engineers and peers in test methodology, lab practices, and data analysis.
Drive process and methodology improvements in validation, including automation, coverage tracking, and design-for-test feedback to design teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
8+ years of hands-on validation experience with focus on embedded and connectivity systems, preferably in automotive or high-volume consumer electronics.
Demonstrated experience leading validation activities or teams (formal or informal), including planning, prioritization, and reporting of validation status and risks.
Experience validating high-performance computer systems and high-speed digital interfaces (e.g., PCIe, USB, Ethernet, LPDDR).
Familiarity with power management ICs, voltage regulators, low-power design principles, and deep sleep/wake-up flows.
Strong skills in data analysis and debug, including the ability to isolate and root-cause complex HW and system issues across silicon, board, and system levels.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to clearly present technical status, risks, and recommendations to cross-functional teams and leadership.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, while providing structure and leadership to validation efforts.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

validationtest strategysignal integritypower integritydata analysisdebughigh-speed digital interfacespower management ICslow-power design principlesembedded systems

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationmentoringprocess improvementrisk assessmentindependenceplanningprioritizationreporting