Staff Hardware Engineer - SoC and Memory

General Motors - Mountain View, CA

Full-time - Senior

Mountain View, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Staff Hardware Engineer - SoC and Memory at General Motors is a pivotal role focused on leading the strategic selection and development of semiconductors across the enterprise. This position requires strong technical knowledge and problem-solving skills to analyze advanced System on a Chip (SoC) and memory silicon, ensuring optimal semiconductor selections for GM applications. The engineer will build partnerships with stakeholders, guide electronics design, and provide thought leadership to foster innovation and address systemic issues within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop written specifications for components within scope of responsibility, enabling semiconductor engineers to facilitate on-time sourcing activities in accordance with electronics development and vehicle program timing requirements.
• Drive semiconductor industry standardization and innovation to meet future architecture goals.
• Build partnerships and collaborate with electronics hardware/software engineering, purchasing, and suppliers to implement semiconductor strategic objectives.
• Establish use-case level domain specific expertise for semiconductors used across the enterprise along with the planned ECU portfolio pipeline.
• Understand market semiconductor product portfolios, supply chains, and technology roadmaps.
• Provide technical coaching for the semiconductor engineering teams during the design, application selection, technical reviews, and sourcing phases.
• Spearhead SoC & memory selection and design applications around the selected components meeting GM design needs.
• Act as the technical owner for various GM organizations, including ECU and device teams, electrical architecture teams, and software teams.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 10+ years of engineering experience in hardware design and development
• Understanding of SoC architecture, memory hierarchy, and ASIC design flow
• Knowledge of SoC IPs (memory, analog, processor, interconnects, etc.)
• Experience with SoC silicon bring-up and Tier 1 level ECU hardware engineering
• Experience with different memory types (DDR, NOR, NVM, UFS, etc.)
• Strong comprehension of hardware design requirements
• Experience with circuit/schematic design and analysis, worst case analysis calculations, DFMEA, and circuit simulation
• Expertise in technical evaluations of semiconductor vendors and IP, and in assessing tradeoffs to meet performance, power, and cost objectives
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting issues and validating hardware
• Proficiency with lab equipment (power supplies, high-speed oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, logic/protocol analyzers)
• Exceptional collaboration and teamwork skills; proven ability to work across functional and organizational boundaries
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, including planning, execution, and monitoring
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to learn quickly

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree/PhD in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Comprehensive understanding of the software development lifecycle, particularly in embedded systems and automotive applications
• Industry expertise in SoC application engineering through work at a semiconductor company
• Experience leading ECU product development from requirement definition phase to production

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions
• Sickness and accident benefits
• Life insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Tuition assistance programs
• Employee assistance program
• GM vehicle discounts