General Motors
Staff Hardware Engineer - ECU Requirements & Specifications
Warren, Michigan, United States of America · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- At least 7 years required; at least 10 years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline; Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field preferred.
About the job
Provides technical leadership for developing, standardizing, managing, and improving ECU hardware requirements and specifications across GM’s vehicle portfolio.
What you'll do
- Lead ECU requirements development, reviews, configuration management, change control, and CTRS compilation across engineering and sourcing stakeholders.
- Drive common requirements, interface standardization, reuse, and traceability to downstream verification and validation; resolve design gaps.
- Improve requirements processes and tools, including DOORS Next-Gen, automation, and AI, while mentoring engineers and influencing cross-functional decisions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
- At least 7 years of engineering experience in product development, technical requirements, specifications, embedded controls, or a related technical discipline.
- Demonstrated leadership of complex technical programs or initiatives, including influencing outcomes without direct authority.
- Practical experience with structured requirements-management tools such as DOORS, DOORS Next-Gen, Jama, or Polarion; strong ECU requirements and automotive embedded-control knowledge.
Nice to have
- At least 10 years of relevant engineering experience; Master of Science degree in Engineering or a related field.
- Experience with safety-critical systems, functional-safety standards, EV architectures, requirements-tool customization, or AI and automation applied to engineering processes.
Tools
DOORS, DOORS Next-Gen, Jama, Polarion, Ethernet, CAN, LIN, SENT
AI focus
Actively use AI tools to improve requirement development and quality; champion AI and automation for engineering requirements and documentation processes.
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