Senior Electrical Power Design Engineer
About The Position
General Motors’ Compute & Connectivity Hardware (CCH) organization develops the physical hardware foundation for software-defined vehicles, including compute, connectivity, networking, displays, and other electronic platforms. CCH collaborates across software, systems, controls, cybersecurity, functional safety, vehicle engineering, suppliers, and manufacturing to develop production-ready hardware. The Senior Electrical Power Design Engineer will join the Power Center of Excellence, which delivers robust, efficient, and reliable power architectures for advanced vehicle functionality. The role leads the design, development, validation, and integration of power delivery solutions across GM’s electronic control unit portfolio. The engineer will apply power electronics expertise to resolve complex technical challenges, support GM’s electrification and software-defined vehicle strategies, establish engineering standards, and influence cross-functional hardware architecture decisions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of experience designing power electronics for automotive or high-performance embedded hardware systems.
- Experience developing high-voltage automotive circuitry (400V–800V), including propulsion, charging, battery management, or DC-DC power applications.
- Expertise with IGBT, SiC, and GaN switching technologies and their associated design considerations.
- Strong knowledge of power conversion topologies, power supplies, voltage regulation, and high-current power distribution.
- Experience with PCB design, layout optimization, thermal management, and power-aware board architectures.
- Proficiency with SPICE, LTspice, PLECS, MATLAB, or similar power simulation tools.
- Hands-on experience validating power electronics using oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and thermal test equipment.
- Deep understanding of power integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal design, and high-voltage safety.
- Ability to solve complex technical challenges and influence engineering decisions across teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Siemens Xpedition for schematic capture, PCB design, and analysis.
- Knowledge of EMC/EMI compliance, Functional Safety (ISO 26262), DFMEA/PFMEA, reliability engineering, supplier quality, manufacturing processes, design verification, and production launch activities.
- Experience developing scalable engineering standards and best practices for an automotive electronics organization.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop power delivery architectures, including DC-DC converters, switching regulators, and power distribution networks across 12V–48V and 400V–800V domains.
- Perform power simulations and analyses of efficiency, load regulation, transient response, thermal performance, and system stability.
- Drive power integrity, EMI/EMC, thermal, and reliability optimization throughout the product lifecycle.
- Select and qualify power components, including MOSFETs, controllers, inductors, capacitors, and emerging power technologies.
- Build, test, and validate power systems using laboratory equipment.
- Troubleshoot and resolve power-related issues during development, validation, and production.
- Develop power design standards, specifications, best practices, and verification methodologies.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and influence cross-functional hardware architecture decisions.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Retirement savings plan.
- Sickness and accident benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Tuition assistance programs.
- Employee assistance program.
- GM vehicle discounts.
- Incentive pay program with payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
