High Voltage Power Electronics EMC Technical Specialist

General Motors

Power electronics EMC specialist advancing General Motors’ traction-inverter hardware from concept through production. Leading modeling, testing, mitigation, supplier direction, and vehicle-level integration.

Posted 9/2/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) engineering for Power Electronics and Traction Inverter hardware, with a strong focus on high-voltage systems, EMC testing, and design best practices. Capable of leading cross-functional teams and influencing technical decisions while ensuring compliance with automotive EMC requirements.

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Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)High-Voltage Power ElectronicsEMC Testing and ValidationRoot-Cause AnalysisCross-Functional Leadership

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Hard Skills

EMC ModelingEMC Design StrategiesHigh-Voltage AC Conducted EmissionsRadiated Emission ComplianceCommon-Mode Noise SuppressionDifferential-Mode Noise SuppressionSignal Integrity AnalysisPower Integrity AnalysisEMI and Susceptibility MechanismsDesign-for-EMC Methods

Soft Skills

Strong Written CommunicationStrong Verbal CommunicationPresentation SkillsMentoring

Tools & Technologies

3D Electromagnetic Simulation ToolsEMC Test PlansModeling PracticesHigh-Voltage Safety StandardsFunctional Safety Interfaces

Industry Keywords

Power ElectronicsTraction InvertersElectric-Drive SystemsAutomotive EMC RequirementsHigh-Power Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Switching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead electromagnetic compatibility engineering for Power Electronics & Traction Inverter hardware from concept through production
Define EMC design strategies, requirements decomposition, risk assessments, design development, peer reviews, and validation planning
Define design best practices for system-level interactions between component EMC performance and vehicle-level EMC requirements
Develop and apply electromagnetic models and analysis methods for coupling paths, resonances, common-mode and differential-mode behavior, shielding, grounding, and emissions
Guide hardware design decisions involving power modules, busbars, laminated interconnects, gate drives, PCBs, enclosures, filters, shielding, grounding, cables, and connectors
Lead EMC mitigation activities while balancing electrical, thermal, packaging, manufacturing, reliability, cost, and timing considerations
Develop EMC load boxes and EMC test plans per GMW3097
Schedule, execute, and document traction-inverter EMC testing
Lead PRTS closure and root-cause investigations for EMI and susceptibility issues using measurements, simulation, design-of-experiments, and engineering judgment
Establish countermeasures and confirm effectiveness through testing and model-to-bench, dynamometer, and vehicle correlation
Maintain an EMC operating-mode tracker covering charging, driving, V2L/V2G, AC/DC charging, inverter operation, and simultaneous APM/OBCM operation
Support EMC debugging for combined operation and resolve vehicle-to-vehicle EMC variation
Partner with design release engineering, controls and software, electrical architecture, vehicle integration, validation, reliability, manufacturing, purchasing, and supplier engineering teams
Provide technical direction to suppliers and evaluate supplier EMC capability, analyses, test plans, design evidence, and corrective actions
Review and approve EMC requirements, specifications, test plans, load boxes, drawings, reports, procedures, and design changes
Create reusable EMC guidelines, checklists, modeling practices, and lessons learned
Own EMC non-compliance related to OBCM components and AC charging systems; lead OBCM troubleshooting and scheduling with the vehicle EMC team
Communicate technical risks, decisions, trade-offs, and recommendations to engineering and program leadership
Mentor engineers and raise organizational capability in power-electronics EMC design and troubleshooting

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics engineering, or a related discipline
8+ years of relevant hands-on hardware experience with high-voltage power electronics, AC/DC and DC/DC converters, inverters, or electric-drive systems
Strong expertise in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), including high-voltage AC conducted emissions, radiated emission compliance, electromagnetic immunity/susceptibility, common-mode and differential-mode noise suppression, grounding, shielding, filtering, impedance, and signal/power integrity analysis
Significant experience designing, analyzing, or validating EMC performance for power electronics, electric drives, traction inverters, converters, or similar high-power systems
Demonstrated expertise in electromagnetic interference and susceptibility mechanisms
Experience with EMC modeling, simulation, or analytical methods and correlating predictions with laboratory and vehicle-level measurements
Strong understanding of high-voltage power-electronics hardware, including switching devices, power modules, gate drives, bus structures, printed circuit boards, and traction-inverter packaging
Experience planning, executing, or interpreting EMC testing and resolving failures through data-driven root-cause analysis
Ability to lead cross-functional technical decisions and influence internal teams and suppliers without direct authority
Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
Willingness to travel periodically to supplier, test, and vehicle-development locations
Must not require GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future, including H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, or other immigration support
Preferred: Master’s degree or advanced technical training
Preferred: 10+ years of relevant hands-on hardware experience
Preferred: automotive EMC requirements and vehicle-level electric-drive integration experience
Preferred: 3D electromagnetic simulation, circuit/system-level modeling, or specialized EMC analysis tools
Preferred: silicon carbide or other high-speed switching technologies
Preferred: high-voltage safety, functional safety interfaces, electrical transients, signal integrity, and power integrity
Preferred: design-for-EMC methods for high-volume manufacturing and supplier production processes
Preferred: EMC issue resolution through design changes, calibration, software coordination, or vehicle integration changes
Preferred: technical publications, patents, conference participation, or recognized EMC/power-electronics contributions

Benefits

Comp & perks

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits
GM benefits supporting well-being at work and at home
Opportunities for career development and employee belonging/inclusion programs
Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities