Senior Hardware Engineer – Propulsion Controller

General Motors

Senior Hardware Engineer designing and developing propulsion controller hardware for GM's next generation vehicles. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and timely production.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeMilford • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design of propulsion controller electrical hardware: from schematic capture, worst case analysis, PCB layout, bring-up, debug, signal integrity and power integrity (SI/PI), design verification test (environmental and EMC), to manufacturing support and production launch.
Design and development of the propulsion controller hardware (from concept design to launch) while meeting cost, timing, quality, and safety targets.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as software, mechanical, and manufacturing, to ensure seamless integration of the electrical design of the propulsion controller hardware.
Work closely with contract manufacturing partners to ensure successful product build, from prototype through to mass production, while maintaining quality, cost, and timing targets.
Electrical schematic design and PCB layout.
Support new IC design/development strategic to new propulsion controller designs and architectures.
Perform/support detailed hardware analysis – worst case analysis, thermal analysis, signal integrity, power integrity, etc.
Execute bring-up of hardware design from power supplies, SoCs, MCUs, network devices, solenoid/valve control, instrumentation, etc.
Lead design for manufacturing (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and design for testing (DFT).
Drive the validation and testing of hardware components and systems, ensuring high levels of reliability and performance.
Develop requirements and maintain validation support equipment.
Establish test plans and protocols to validate designs against requirements. Work with other team members to perform testing.
Develop test equipment to enable bench root cause analysis for validation and warranty.
Troubleshoot hardware issues, perform root cause analysis, and develop solutions to resolve design problems.
Support manufacturing partners in troubleshooting and resolving any production-related issues that arise during the manufacturing process.
Develop requirements to enable third party manufacturing to build controller.
Conduct design reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure optimal solutions.
Lead/support DFMEA/PFMEA; ensure lessons learned and best practices are included.
Provide guidance and consultation to Design Release Engineers (DREs).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree (or higher) in Electrical, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
5+ years of experience in electronic hardware design, with a strong focus on propulsion controller hardware design and automotive hardware electronics design.
Experience in designing propulsion controller hardware and components, such as SoCs, MCUs, Ethernet Switches, PHY, CAN, power supply design, etc.
Strong proficiency in circuit design, schematic creation, PCB layout, signal integrity and power integrity, and power management.
Experience in design & analysis tools like: Mentor Graphics (schematic & layout), Ansys (signal integrity), Simplis (power integrity), Altair (EMC), Mathcad, PSpice & Saber.
Proven ability of successfully launching build-to-print hardware into production.
In-depth knowledge of requirements engineering process (FMEA, Preliminary Hazard Analyses).
In-depth knowledge of verification and validation processes.
In-depth knowledge of embedded software development, testing and associated tools.
Understanding of hardware design and failure mode.
Thorough knowledge of design development and test engineering, manufacturing and assembly operations, engineering processes and procedures.
Knowledge of automotive industry standards (ISO 26262, ASIL) and safety-critical design principles.
Experience with system-level integration, including interfacing with sensors, processors, and communication protocols.
Experience with design for manufacturing (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and design for testing (DFT).
Demonstrated proficiency in controller development process, including but not limited to knowledge of schematics, PCB layouts, EMC and power dissipation.
In-depth knowledge of validation procedures and methods to test.
Knowledge of controller manufacturing.
This position requires you to be able to legally operate a motor vehicle.

Benefits

Comp & perks

From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.

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Hard Skills & Tools

electronic hardware designpropulsion controller hardware designcircuit designschematic creationPCB layoutsignal integritypower integritypower managementFMEAverification and validation processes

Soft Skills

collaborationtroubleshootingproblem solvingleadershipcommunicationfeedback provisionguidanceconsultation

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Computer Engineering