Power and Actuation Architect – ARC Product Execution

General Motors

Power and Actuation Architect in GM's Advanced Robotics Engineering. Focused on power distribution and actuation for robotics platforms in a collaborative environment.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and own power and actuation electrical architectures for advanced robotics platforms, including power distribution strategies, voltage domains, and protected power paths.
Architect, design, and validate power electronics including AC‑DC, DC‑DC conversion, battery interfaces, actuator power stages, and related protection circuitry.
Lead PCB‑based hardware design from schematic capture through PCB layout collaboration, fabrication, assembly, and validation, with balanced ownership across power integrity, thermal performance, and reliability.
Develop and maintain power budgets, load analysis, derating strategies, and efficiency targets, and ensure alignment with system‑level requirements.
Partner with the Electrical Architect to ensure power and actuation implementations align with overall system constraints, safety concepts, and platform scalability.
Collaborate with mechanical, software, and manufacturing teams to integrate PCB assemblies and power/actuation subsystems into robotic assemblies and enclosures.
Guide component selection for power and actuation hardware, including regulators, switches, magnetics, sensing, and protection devices.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to power delivery, actuation performance, thermal behavior, and electrical robustness during integration and testing.
Generate and maintain technical documentation related to power architectures, PCB designs, BOMs, and validation results.
Ensure compliance with applicable electrical safety, EMC, and power‑related standards and internal engineering guidelines.
Drive continuous improvement in power efficiency, reliability, cost, and manufacturability across hardware designs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
Proven experience in power distribution design, power electronics, and PCB‑based electrical hardware development.
Strong understanding of power conversion topologies, actuation power needs, analog and digital circuits, and PCB design best practices.
Hands‑on experience owning designs from concept through board bring‑up and validation.
Familiarity with industry‑standard ECAD tools such as Altium Designer, OrCAD, or equivalent.
Excellent problem‑solving skills, particularly in power, thermal, and integration‑related challenges.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

power distribution designpower electronicsPCB designAC-DC conversionDC-DC conversionbattery interfacesactuator power stagesthermal performanceload analysispower conversion topologies

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcollaborationleadershipcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering