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Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer, Compute Validation
General Motors. Lead validation planning and execution for central compute platforms throughout the product development lifecycle .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in hardware validation processes, including environmental and EMC testing, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product readiness and compliance with automotive standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Hardware ValidationEnvironmental TestingEMC ValidationAutomotive ElectronicsPower Distribution
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Hard Skills
Embedded ElectronicsECU DevelopmentDigital ElectronicsHigh-Speed InterfacesFailure AnalysisDebuggingTest PlanningSignal Integrity AssessmentThermal CharacterizationReliability Engineering
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsTroubleshootingCommunication SkillsLeadershipCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
OscilloscopesLogic AnalyzersPower SuppliesMultimetersDebug Tools
Industry Keywords
Automotive Hardware DevelopmentDVP&RDFMEARequirements ManagementCentral ComputeADASAutonomous DrivingInfotainmentPrototype DevelopmentProduct Release Methodologies
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead validation planning and execution for central compute platforms throughout the product development lifecycle
- Develop validation strategies, test plans, and coverage aligned with product requirements, technical risks, and program milestones
- Define interface validation requirements, test methods, and acceptance criteria
- Drive issue identification, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and closure of hardware validation concerns
- Lead environmental validation including thermal, vibration, mechanical shock, humidity, and reliability testing
- Lead EMC/EMI validation readiness, execution, issue triage, and corrective action tracking
- Collaborate with internal and external laboratories on test setups, results, and validation failures
- Lead board bring-up and validation of prototype and production-intent hardware
- Perform lab testing including power measurements, signal integrity assessments, thermal characterization, and stress testing
- Investigate issues involving power delivery, high-speed interfaces, environmental performance, and EMC behavior
- Assess validation results and recommend product readiness and technical risk decisions
- Collaborate with silicon vendors and hardware, software, systems, safety, manufacturing, and vehicle integration teams
- Support technical reviews, validation reviews, and program milestone assessments
- Provide technical leadership across validation workstreams and engineering partners
- Support DVP&R, DFMEA, requirements traceability, and coverage analysis
- Communicate validation results, risks, and recommendations to engineering and program leadership
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in hardware validation, embedded electronics, ECU development, or compute platform engineering
- Strong experience validating complex automotive electronic modules or compute systems
- Experience leading environmental and/or EMC validation activities for automotive hardware
- Knowledge of automotive hardware development processes, reliability engineering, and product release methodologies
- Understanding of digital electronics and embedded hardware fundamentals
- Understanding of power distribution and system architecture
- Knowledge of high-speed interfaces including PCIe, Ethernet, USB, and DDR
- Experience with hardware bring-up, debugging, and failure analysis
- Knowledge of automotive environmental and EMC validation processes
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, multimeters, and debug tools
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability to independently drive technical issues to resolution across cross-functional teams
- Preferred: experience with Central Compute, ADAS, Autonomous Driving, Infotainment, or other high-performance embedded computing platforms
- Preferred: familiarity with DVP&R, DFMEA, requirements management, and traceability processes
- Preferred: experience validating hardware using PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, USB, and SerDes technologies
- Preferred: experience supporting hardware development from prototype through production launch
Benefits
Comp & perks- Hybrid work arrangement with reporting to the designated location at least 3 times per week or as otherwise directed by the manager
- Travel required at less than 25%
- Relocation benefits available for qualifying candidates under company policy
- Benefits available from day one
- Total Rewards resources and employee well-being support
- Reasonable workplace accommodations
- Inclusive, non-discriminatory workplace
- Role-related assessment and/or pre-employment screening process