Autonomy Behavior Systems Engineer - Lead Validation

General Motors; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Health benefits

Vehicle discounts

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

General Motors seeks a Senior Autonomy Behavior Systems Engineer to lead the validation of autonomous driving behaviors from concept through release. You will define requirements, create test plans, and drive evidence-based decisions using simulation, road data, and closed-course testing across diverse scenarios.

You will collaborate with multiple teams to define metrics, acceptance criteria, and readiness for fleet launches, contributing to GM's safety and performance goals across autonomous

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in systems engineering, mechanical, aerospace, electrical, computer science, robotics, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in systems engineering, autonomous vehicles, robotics, simulation, or safety-critical validation.
• Proven experience evaluating autonomous vehicles in support of a commercial fleet launch.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering fundamentals: decomposition, use-case definition, requirements authoring, interface definition, verification planning, traceability.
• Experience designing or executing simulation-based evaluations at scale, not just isolated demonstrations.
• Strong Python experience for data analysis, test automation, simulation workflows, and engineering tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
• Ability to manage stakeholders, resolve ambiguity, and drive work to completion.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end validation for one or more autonomous driving behaviors from scoping to product launch.
• Combine simulation, road data, closed-course testing, and expert review to evaluate behavior across large scenario sets and fleet configurations.
• Define, deploy, and refine metrics, test strategies and acceptance criteria for autonomous behavior for simulation and road.
• Collaborate with teams across and outside the autonomy organization to assess readiness for release and launch decisions.

Skills

Python programming

Systems engineering

Autonomous vehicles

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Requirements writing

Test automation

Education

Master's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Simulation tools

Job description

General Motors seeks a Senior Autonomy Behavior Systems Engineer to lead the validation of autonomous driving behaviors from concept through release. You will define requirements, create test plans, and drive evidence-based decisions using simulation, road data, and closed-course testing across diverse scenarios.

You will collaborate with multiple teams to define metrics, acceptance criteria, and readiness for fleet launches, contributing to GM's safety and performance goals across autonomous