Description Hybrid: This role is categorized as Hybrid 3x days a week in-office

Role: As a Software Systems Engineer on the Software Validation team within the AV organization, you will play a critical role in the execution of validation efforts for autonomous vehicle behavior. You will leverage your experience to craft guidance on behavioral performance and to design and implement complex V&V strategies. You will work with a team of engineers to define best practices, design and execute innovative analyses to establish performance requirements, drive innovation in testing, and verify the safety and performance of autonomous systems. You will be responsible for shaping the future of evaluation methodologies for AI systems and other ADAS features, architecting solutions that meet the testing needs of AI developers, systems engineers, and safety stakeholders.

About the Organization: The Autonomous Vehicle (AV) organization is dedicated to advancing the development of autonomous vehicles through cutting-edge simulation technologies and novel iterative development processes. The Behavior Validation team focuses on unlocking software launches and continuous release decisions via simulation verification and validation strategies, prototypes, and protocols. Our collaborative environment fosters innovation and excellence, allowing us to push the boundaries of what is possible in autonomous vehicle testing.

What You'll Do:

• Define requirements and metrics for validating safe and comfortable autonomous vehicle operations.

  • Analyze and characterize one or multiple autonomous behaviors, influencing software development and launch decisions

  • Prototype and develop simulation-based and road-based testing strategies that support continuous and scaled software release cycles

  • Use data analytics to facilitate data driven design, validation, risk analysis, and prioritization decisions

  • Facilitate cross-team collaboration to define behavioral requirements definition and behavioral validation strategies for new launches

Your Skills & Abilities

• Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields

• 2+ years of experience in systems engineering, robotics, systems analysis, data analysis, statistical analysis, or other related fields

• Experienced with SQL, Python, and C++ for analyzing large data sets

• Strong analytical thinking skills with the ability to interpret data and derive impactful conclusions

• Ability to adapt and operate under ambiguity, going from quick code prototypes to long-term plans on brief time horizons

• Excellent communication skills, capable of switching between high-level and detailed discussions

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge

• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, vehicle development, or ADAS development

• Experience working with robotics simulation environments

• Experience analyzing automotive collision data

• Experience developing dashboards and data visualizations using tools such as Looker or Jupyter notebooks

• Industry experience in system engineering and requirements management including system analysis, requirements authoring, test generation, and validation activities

• Experience with requirements management tools (Jama, DNG, DOORS, etc.)

• Proven track record of successful systems engineering for a safety-critical product

Compensation:

• The expected base compensation for this role is: $119,000- $182,700. Actual base compensation within the identified range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
  • You also need to include general information about potential commissions, if applicable.

Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

• Benefits:

Benefits:

• GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

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.

Total Rewards | Benefits Overview
From day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.

Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.

Accommodations

General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us email protected or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.