Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer – Central Compute Unit

General Motors

Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer driving electrical architecture and validation for Central Compute units. Collaborating with teams on hardware integration for next-generation vehicle platforms at General Motors.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California, Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $125,200 - $192,700 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in electrical engineering fundamentals, circuit design, and hardware integration, with a focus on automotive applications and system-level thinking. Proficient in schematic development, PCB layout, and validation processes for production-ready electronic control units (ECUs).

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Electrical Engineering Degree7+ Years Automotive ExperienceAnalog And Digital Circuit DesignSchematic DevelopmentPCB Layout Guidance

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Hard Skills

Circuit DesignHardware IntegrationElectrical AnalysisBench DebuggingWCCADFMEA

Soft Skills

Written CommunicationVerbal Communication

Industry Keywords

Automotive ElectronicsHigh-Complexity ElectronicsProduction-Ready ECUsSystem-Level Thinking

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

General Motors is expanding its in-house electronics capabilities to support next-generation Central Compute, ADAS, and software-defined vehicle platforms.
The Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer will contribute across electrical architecture, circuit design, hardware integration, and validation to deliver robust, production-ready ECUs.
This role requires strong electrical engineering fundamentals combined with system-level thinking.
The engineer will work across schematic development, component selection, layout guidance, electrical analysis, bring-up, and hardware/software interface definition.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
7+ years of experience in automotive or high-complexity electronics development.
Strong fundamentals in analog and digital circuit design.
Experience with schematic development and PCB layout guidance.
Hands-on bench debugging experience.
Experience contributing to WCCA and DFMEA.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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.