High Voltage Power Electronics PCB Designer

General Motors • Warren, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Energy Conversion Systems (ECS) at General Motors is a fast-paced team developing and executing propulsion technology. This position is within the Energy Conversion Management Hardware Organization, specifically on the Traction Inverter Hardware team. The PCB Designer owns PCB design and layout for traction inverters and other high-voltage power electronics, working closely with PCB Design Release Engineering, Technical Specialists, EMC, Manufacturing, and Quality.

The role develops PCB layouts for existing and new inverters, collaborates with PCBA engineers and other design teams, and contributes to design direction. It includes creating and verifying physical layouts, libraries, and release drawings, while optimizing designs for performance, power, area, reliability, and manufacturability. The position is hybrid, requiring the selected candidate to report to a specific location at least three times a week or at another frequency set by their manager. Travel is under 25%. Relocation benefits are available to candidates who qualify under company policy. GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• Professional experience creating and releasing PCB designs.
• At least 4 years of working experience in PCB layout design.
• Experience with the eCAD Xpedtion tool.

Nice To Haves

• Previous industry experience in automotive power electronics and ECUs.
• 6 years or more of experience in PCB layout design execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop PCB layout designs for existing and new inverters.
• Collaborate with PCBA engineers and internal and external team members, and participate in design direction meetings.
• Create the physical layout of PCBs by placing and routing components, traces, and other elements.
• Create, lead, and verify layout designs, including conducting design rule checks (DRC) and design for manufacturability (DFM) checks.
• Collaborate with circuit designers, system engineers, and packaging engineers to understand requirements and constraints and optimize layouts for performance, power, area, and manufacturability.
• Select appropriate technology and processes for layout designs based on project requirements and manufacturing capabilities.
• Optimize layouts in collaboration with SI/PI, EMC, thermal, and mechanical subject matter experts to meet performance and reliability criteria.
• Develop ECAD library parts that meet PCBA DFM and GM resiliency requirements.
• Create drawings for release.

Benefits

• Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.
• GM describes benefits supporting employee well-being at work and at home and refers candidates to its Total Rewards resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level