Manager - Signal Integrity and EMC Simulations

General Motors - Mountain View, CA

Full-time - Senior

Mountain View, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Signal Integrity and EMC Simulations Manager at General Motors will lead a team focused on ensuring the performance and reliability of high-speed hardware designs. This role involves analyzing and mitigating signal degradation issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving innovation in the development of next-generation Electronic Control Units (ECUs). The manager will oversee simulation workflows, mentor team members, and establish best practices to deliver exceptional results in high-speed PCB and system-level design.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers specializing in signal integrity and EMC simulations.
• Define team goals, set priorities, and allocate resources to ensure timely delivery of high-quality results.
• Oversee SI and EMC simulation workflows, including modeling, analysis, and validation of high-speed designs.
• Guide the team in addressing critical issues like reflections, crosstalk, jitter, power integrity, and EMC compliance.
• Review and approve simulation results, analysis reports, and design recommendations.
• Drive adoption of advanced simulation techniques and industry-leading tools to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Oversee development and application of S-parameter models, time-domain reflectometry (TDR) analysis, and eye diagram evaluations.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to integrate SI considerations early in the design cycle and ensure impedance matching, trace optimization, and clock signal integrity.
• Develop EMC simulation methodologies to predict and mitigate emissions, susceptibility, and interference in product designs.
• Guide the team in optimizing shielding, grounding, filtering, and decoupling strategies to ensure compliance with global EMC standards.
• Partner with hardware, mechanical, and software engineering teams to ensure SI and EMC requirements are incorporated throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Establish best practices for SI and EMC simulations, including model generation, validation, and documentation.
• Research and adopt emerging technologies, materials, and methods to address evolving challenges in SI and EMC.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in signal integrity (SI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) simulations for high-speed systems.
• 5+ years of leadership or managerial experience overseeing technical teams in SI, EMC, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of high-speed signals transmission principles, including impedance, crosstalk, noise, and signal attenuation.
• Proficiency in SI analysis tools such as HyperLynx, HFSS, CST, ADS, or similar industry-standard software.
• Familiarity with global EMC standards and regulations, including FCC, CISPR, ISO, and related certification processes.
• Expertise in PCB layout and design rules for high-speed, multi-layer boards.
• Familiarity with current SI trends, emerging technologies, and innovations in high-speed data transmission.

Nice-to-haves

• Relevant certifications in SI, EMC, or related areas (e.g., IPC Designer Certification, IEEE SI/PI Training).
• Familiarity with emerging trends in high-speed design, such as PCIe Gen6, DDR5, or LPDDR5.

Benefits

• Health savings account
• Paid holidays
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Life insurance