Senior Signal Integrity Engineer

Job Description

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren Michigan three times per week at minimum..

The Team:

General Motors is at the forefront of the transformation of automotive with the electrification of our portfolio and the development of leadingedge central compute and autonomous capabilities. Our ECU Electrical team is a dynamic highenergy and innovative group focused on developing electrical design of next generation ECUs (Electronic Control Units). The team also reviews and approves production ECU design changes.

We are seeking a Senior Signal Integrity Engineer to ensure the performance and reliability of highspeed hardware designs by analyzing and mitigating signal degradation issues. This role will collaborate with crossfunctional teams to optimize design processes and address potential signal integrity challenges early in development. The ideal candidate will play a critical part in supporting our semiconductor strategy driving innovation and ensuring product excellence in nextgeneration systems.

The Role:

Invehicle electronics is a fastgrowing technology in the global automotive industry featuring many cuttingedge technologies such as Compute body and zone controllers multiview cameras GigEthernet PCIe digital/analog interfaces and more. We are looking for creative and enthusiastic candidate to become part of a fastmoving team who want to lead the future direction of the automotive industry.

The ECU hardware design teams mission is to ensure our products are designed to target the growing needs of our customers while ensuring robust welldesigned hardware which meets GM specifications and testing requirements from early hardware through the production design. In this role you will be responsible for leading product development and integration activities.

Responsibilities include utilizing engineering tools and processes to successfully develop components and systems for vehicle programs.

What Youll Do (Responsibilities):

• Perform detailed signal integrity (SI) simulations using tools such as HyperLynx HFSS or CST to identify and resolve issues related to crosstalk signal loss reflections and other performance degradations in highspeed designs.
• Analyze PCB layout designs to ensure optimal signal performance providing feedback and recommendations to layout and hardware design teams.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to optimize highspeed signal paths ensuring adherence to specifications for interfaces like DDR PCIe USB SerDes and Ethernet.
• Evaluate and validate signal integrity for power delivery networks (PDN) to minimize noise ground bounce and power/ground integrity issues.
• Work closely with PCB layout hardware and mechanical teams to ensure design choices align with signal integrity best practices.
• Partner with systems engineering and software teams to ensure signal integrity across the entire product stack from silicon to system integration.
• Develop and implement test strategies for verifying signal integrity on prototypes and final products using tools like oscilloscopes vector network analyzers (VNA) and time domain reflectometry (TDR).
• Create and maintain signal integrity design guidelines best practices and checklists to support hardware engineers throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead the evaluation of new materials design techniques and tools that enhance signal integrity proposing innovations that improve overall system performance.
• Diagnose and resolve SI issues during the bringup phase of new products ensuring minimal impact on timetomarket.

Additional Job Description

What Youll Need (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in signal integrity highspeed PCB design or related areas in hardware engineering. High speed Communication Buses (Ethernet PCIe SerDes)
• Strong understanding of highspeed signal transmission principles including impedance crosstalk noise and signal attenuation.
• Proficiency in SI analysis tools such as HyperLynx HFSS CST ADS or similar industrystandard software.
• Handson experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes VNAs TDRs and protocol analyzers.
• Expertise in PCB layout and design rules for highspeed multilayer boards.
• Familiarity with current SI trends emerging technologies and innovations in highspeed data transmission.
• Ability to contribute to process improvements and the development of new methodologies for signal integrity analysis.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes the following benefits in addition to many others:
Paid time off including vacation days holidays and parental leave for mothers fathers and adoptive parents;
Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive) dental vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
Discount on GM vehicles for you your family and friends.

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