Job Description The Role

General Motors is driving the transformation of the automotive industry through electrification, central compute platforms, and advanced autonomous technologies. The Compute & Connectivity Hardware team leads the electrical design and integration of next-generation ECUs supporting GM’s Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) architecture.

• We are seeking an Hardware Design Engineer
• Electronic Component Library to serve as the technical leader for GM’s electronic component library. This role is responsible for establishing best-in-class processes, creating and approving schematic symbols and PCB footprints, and building a scalable, high-quality library infrastructure that supports global hardware development.

You will play a critical role in selecting components for the GM library, increasing component creation throughput, elevating library standards, and serving as a key bridge between the GM Component Library and future PLM systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and approve schematic symbols, PCB footprints (land patterns), pad stacks, and component cells aligned with industry and GM standards
• Own and curate a section of the GM Electronic Component Catalog and become the company expert for that class of component
• Maintain relationships with supply base component suppliers
• Monitor industry roadmap for your assigned components
• Participate in the development of best practices, governance, and quality standards for GM’s electronic component library
• Collaborate with circuit designers, system engineers, packaging engineers, purchasing, and supply chain teams to support PCB component selection
• Improve processes to enhance library quality, reduce costs, and increase efficiency
• Support integration between the component library and enterprise PLM systems

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience since graduation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing electronic component symbols, cells, and pad stacks
• Experience in schematic capture and/or PCB layout design
• Background in Siemens Xpedition library development and tool chain
• Experience as an electronic hardware component engineer
• Familiarity with enterprise PLM systems

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}. The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.

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