Staff PCB Layout Design Engineer

Job Description

The Team:

General Motors is at the forefront of the transformation of automotive with the electrification of our portfolio and the development of leading-edge central compute and autonomous capabilities. Our ECU Electrical team is a dynamic high-energy 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 high-performing Staff PCB Layout Design Engineer interested in leading the in-house development of GM electronics design. You will be responsible for the electrical design development and review of Electrical Controllers for our next generation SDV (Software Defined Vehicle) architecture. You will be depended upon to build strong partnerships with internal and external customers.

The Role:

Staff PCB Layout Design Engineer will be responsible to develop and maintain various PCB layout designs for existing and new architecture based ECUs and collaborate with PCBA and ECAD engineers run simulations create PCB layouts lead design direction meetings and create a collaborative environment with internal and external team members.

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

What Youll Do (Responsibilities):

• Responsible for creating and designing the physical layout of integrated circuits (ICs) or printed circuit boards (PCBs). This involves placing and routing components traces and other elements to ensure proper functionality and performance.

• Create / lead / verify the layout design by conducting design rule checks (DRC) and design for manufacturability (DFM) checks. This ensures that the design meets the required specifications constraints and manufacturing capabilities.

• Create / collaborate closely with other design teams such as circuit designers system engineers and packaging engineers to understand design requirements and constraints. They work together to optimize the layout design for performance power area and manufacturability.

• Select the appropriate technology and process for the layout design based on the project requirements such as the target application performance goals and manufacturing capabilities.

• Optimize the layout design for various factors including signal integrity power distribution thermal management and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). They ensure that the layout design meets the required performance and reliability criteria.

• Support ECAD librarians by ensuring development of ECAD library parts meet PCBA Design for Manufacturing (DFM) & GM resiliency requirements.

• Ensure proper management of PCBA prototype EVT and DVT assembly and test at manufacturing contractor.

• Collaborate with component engineers procurement and supply chain teams to select appropriate components for PCBA design.

• Apply Design for Assembly (DFA) principles to ensure PCBA design is optimized for efficient assembly processes.

• Work closely with manufacturing and processing engineering teams to optimize PCBA manufacturing processes.

• Collaborate with test engineers to ensure that PCBA design is testable (Design for Test) and supports efficient testing processes.

• Create and maintain documentation related to PCBA design guidelines manufacturing processes and specifications.

• Identify opportunities for process improvements cost reduction and quality enhancement in PCBA manufacturing.

• Mentor and foster collaboration with other engineers.

Additional Job Description

What Youll Need (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering Required

• Experience in design & analysis tools like Mentor Graphics (schematic & layout) Xpedition

• Professional experience creating digital/analog HW interfaces including schematic creation (Schematic Design) and/or PCB layout simulation & supportive documentation

• Minimum 10 years working experience in PCB layout design

• High Speed Communication Buses (Ethernet PCIe SerDes) and High Speed Interconnect (HDI)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Engineering

• Previous industry experience with infotainment telematics or connectivity

• Experience with body control modules infotainment modules & ADAS modules

Benefits:

GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical dental vision Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Accounts retirement savings plan sickness and accident benefits life insurance paid vacation & holidays tuition assistance programs employee assistance program GM vehicle discounts and more.

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Relocation:

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

Company Vehicle:Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.

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