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Staff Mechanical Hardware Engineer - ECU

Sunnyvale, California, United States of America💼 Full-time💰 $159,400–$245,000🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead mechanical design, development, and review of Electrical Controllers (ECUs) for next-generation Software Defined Vehicle architecture, focusing on enclosures, thermal management, and EMI shielding.

Role type

Staff Mechanical Hardware Engineer (ECU)

Builds

Next-gen ECU enclosures and compute hardware for GM's ICE and EV vehicles

Domain

Automotive / Embedded Electronics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Mechanical design of electronics packaging, 3D CAD modeling (NX, Teamcenter), FEA analysis (Structural, Vibration, Fatigue), GD&T and tolerance stacks, Thermal management design, EMI/shielding design, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Supplier collaboration

Preferred skills

Master's/PhD in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, PCB mechanical design, Vibrational analysis expertise, ASME Y14.5-2009 standards knowledge

Technologies

NX, Teamcenter, ASME Y14.5-2009

Responsibilities

Execute mechanical design of electronics housings and enclosures, Perform FEA and modal analysis, Lead prototyping and test data analysis, Develop analysis and test plans, Create 2D drawings per ASME standards, Lead DFx activities with suppliers, Integrate components with electrical engineers

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic oversight

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