Job Description

ADAS System Safety Engineer Hybrid:

This role is categorized as Hybrid, and the successful candidate is expected to report to the Global Technical Center in Warren, MI or Milford Proving Ground in Milford, MI three times per week, at minimum. This position can be located at either of these 2 locations.

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

As an ADAS System Safety Engineer, you will utilize systems level thinking and work across organizations to conduct System Safety work including but not limited to defining Safety goal, hazard analysis, deliver requirements to the next generation of Super Cruise features that impacts on SW and related HW, then finish validation to close Safety Case. Your work will directly contribute to GM’s vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion.

What You'll Do

• Follow GM System Safety process that aligns with ISO26262 to conduct functional safety work

• Drive systems safety analysis, hazard identification, and risk mitigation efforts using both qualitative and quantitative methods

• Decompose top-level system functions to perform FIA and develop safety requirements and technical requirements

• Develop and maintain clear development plan for system safety deliverables

• Support the work with cross-functional stakeholders to develop & deploy a safety strategy that balances feature availability & performance

• Support definition of the validation & verification plan for safety requirements that evaluates the end-to-end implementation

• Lead and support developing solutions to safety issues during bench and vehicle development

• Managing Safety requirements in DNG with traceability evidence

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline

• 3+ years of post-graduation industry engineering experience in systems safety, systems engineering, software engineering, development or other related fields

• Ability to understand complex technical systems

• Basic knowledge of ISO26262

• Technical leadership skills and an ability to work in a highly collaborative environment

• Strong communication skills and strong project management skills

• Comfortable with ambiguity and has an ability for problem solving

• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with colleagues locally and at remote sites

• Ability to travel as needed (5-10% max)

What will give you a competitive edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Hands-on experience performing HARA, FSC/TSC development, and Safety Case closure for ADAS or automated driving features in a production environment

• Working knowledge of ADAS architectures (sensors, perception, decision, control) and how safety requirements flow across software, hardware, and system levels

• Experience using functional safety tools (e.g., DNG/DOORS, Medini, Polarion) with strong evidence of requirements traceability and audit readiness

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). 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}. This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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