Product Hardware Design Manager - Displays Job at General Motors in Warren

Overview

Product Hardware Design Manager - Displays at General Motors. Role involves leading the display hardware design, validation, and release throughout the product lifecycle; managing a hardware engineering team; and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver quality display modules for GM vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing and guiding a team of electrical hardware designers, providing technical direction, assigning tasks, and ensuring productivity and efficiency.
• Mentor and coach hardware engineers and support career growth.
• Work with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure seamless integration of electrical hardware designs into the product.
• Lead embedded designs for advanced module architectures.
• Lead new IC design/development strategies for advanced in-vehicle architectures.
• Lead electrical schematic design and PCB layout.
• Assess feasibility of electrical hardware designs considering cost, performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Support next-generation designs for current and future display panel technologies (e.g., LCD, OLED) in GM vehicles.
• Perform or review electrical worst-case analyses.
• Represent GM hardware team as design expert in core technologies and lead design reviews.
• Lead testing strategies, end-of-line production tests, and field issue resolution.
• Coordinate build-to-print processes and liaise with contract manufacturers.
• Apply cost-effective design improvements and lead product development across multiple engineering hubs (Detroit and West Coast).
• Refine requirements with MPG team and maintain display hardware design deliverables (block diagrams, schematics, PCB layout, etc.).
• Lead peer reviews and identify integration, interface, and systemic issues.
• Support Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) for Displays and assist with vehicle assembly plant issue resolution.
• Provide technical leadership for troubleshooting to support issue resolution (PRTS), product investigations (SFI), and cost reduction efforts.
• Offer guidance to Design Release Engineers (DREs) and develop/maintain best practices.
• Collaborate across Displays, Electric Power subsystem teams, and Safety; ensure program imperatives (cost, mass, content, IPTV) are met.
• Work with DRE/Validation groups to plan component validation and ensure timely execution.
• Participate in formal design reviews, peer reviews, and quality valve reviews as required by the Vehicle Development Process (VDP).
• Develop, review, and approve electrical in-process test plans and support vehicle integration for pre-production/production.
• Lead or participate in issue resolution for design and development issues, ECU warranty analysis, parts restrictions, and reporting to leadership.
• Lead or support DFMEA/PFMEA of Displays.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Professional experience creating digital/analog HW interfaces including schematic creation and/or PCB layout and supportive documentation.
• Minimum 10+ years in automotive hardware electronics design.
• Experience with display technologies, SERDES, TCONs, TDDIs and other key design components and future semiconductor roadmaps.
• In-depth knowledge of requirements engineering (FMEA, Preliminary Hazard Analyses) and verification/validation processes.
• In-depth knowledge of embedded software development, testing, and tools.
• Understanding of hardware design and failure modes; knowledge of mechanical/electrical mechanisms; experience with design development, testing, manufacturing, and assembly processes.
• Strong oral and written communication; ability to work cross-functionally within Electrical and other teams.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and interpersonal skills; able to motivate teams and manage complex problems.
• High-level analytical problem-solving skills for unusual and challenging problems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with design/analysis tools like Mentor Graphics, MathCad, PSpice, and Saber.
• Previous industry experience with display technologies.

This role may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation information is a good faith estimate and varies by location. Base compensation range: $168,000 - $258,800, with potential bonuses based on company and individual performance. Benefits include GM health and wellbeing programs, retirement savings, paid time off, and other GM total rewards offerings.

Additional Information

General Motors is an equal opportunity employer and offers accommodations for applicants with disabilities. For accommodations or questions, email or call 800-865-7580. All employment decisions are made without regard to protected characteristics in accordance with applicable laws.

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Appliances, Electrical and Electronics Manufacturing, IT Services and IT Consulting

Location: Warren, MI (and other GM locations as applicable)