Electrical Hardware Engineer - Exterior Lighting

Description
At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We're turning today's impossible into tomorrow's standard -from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.
Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.
The Role
This role focuses on the design, development, and validation of electronic hardware for exterior lighting systems across GM vehicle programs. You will apply strong engineering judgment to define system requirements, lead hardware design decisions, resolve complex technical issues, and support product launch activities. The work requires collaboration with studio teams, electrical architecture, suppliers, and global engineering groups.
What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities)

• Develop exterior lighting electronic hardware in alignment with GM vehicle electrical architecture and functional safety (ISO 26262 / ASIL requirements).
• Evaluate and propose lamp electronics design concepts, balancing styling intent, engineering feasibility, cost, and performance.
• Lead root-cause analysis and resolution of electronic component and system-level issues across development, pre-production builds, launch, and current production.
• Support global vehicle programs and work directly with global supply base and partners.
• Create and manage performance requirements considering benchmarking, program targets, energy management, mass, lighting appearance, animations, and packaging.
• Conduct competitive benchmarking to guide system design direction.
• Lead or support advanced technology investigations and component-level innovation.
• Make sound engineering decisions with incomplete information while prioritizing customer experience and program goals.
• Perform system trade-off analyses across cost, complexity, power consumption, timing, and manufacturability.
• Provide technical leadership within product development teams and manage subsystem deliverables.
• Communicate status, risks, and design decisions clearly to cross-functional partners and leadership.
• Develop Statements of Requirements (SORs), Statements of Work (SOWs), and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Contribute to peer reviews and continuous improvement of design and development processes.
• Create ICDe documentation
• Troubleshoot and triage component and vehicle level issues
• Perform corner case studies on bench and via DFMEA to ensure launch excellence.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or related engineering discipline)
• 5+ years of professional experience in electronics hardware design

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 7+ years of electronics hardware development experience, ideally within automotive lighting or related embedded hardware systems

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.
The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
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