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The Role
General Motors is driving the transformation of the automotive industry through electrification, central compute platforms, and advanced autonomous technologies. The Compute & Connectivity Hardware team leads the electrical design and integration of next-generation ECUs supporting GM’s Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) architecture.
We are seeking an experienced Staff Electronics Component Library Hardware Engineer to serve as the technical leader for GM’s electronic component library. This role is responsible for establishing best-in-class processes, creating and approving schematic symbols and PCB footprints, and building a scalable, high-quality library infrastructure that supports global hardware development.
You will play a critical role in increasing component creation throughput, elevating library standards, and serving as a key bridge between the GM Component Library and future PLM systems.
Key Responsibilities
Create and approve schematic symbols, PCB footprints (land patterns), pad stacks, and component cells aligned with industry and GM standards
Lead the development of best practices, governance, and quality standards for GM’s electronic component library
Provide technical leadership to the component librarian team and mentor developing engineers
Direct and oversee third-party suppliers responsible for component library development
Collaborate with circuit designers, system engineers, packaging engineers, purchasing, and supply chain teams to support PCBA component selection
Improve processes to enhance library quality, reduce cost, and increase efficiency
Support integration between the component library and enterprise PLM systems
Required Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline or equivalent practical experience, defined as 12+ years of hands-on experience in electronic component library development and PCB design within a production automotive or high-reliability electronics environment
Minimum 10 years of experience developing electronic component symbols, cells, pad stacks, schematics, and PCB layouts
At least 5 years of direct experience creating and managing component library parts
Experience using Mentor/Siemens Xpedition, Cadence, Altium Designer, or Zuken within a Tier 1 automotive electronics environment
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in schematic capture and/or PCB layout design
Strong background in Siemens Xpedition library development
Experience as an electronic hardware component engineer
Familiarity with enterprise PLM systems
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