Autonomy Metrics & Subsystem Evaluation Leader

General Motors Company; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 219,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle program

Job summary

General Motors Company seeks a Manager of Subsystem Evaluation to lead a team of engineers and data scientists. You will own the roadmap, execution, and staffing, and link subsystem metrics to driving outcomes.

You will collaborate with autonomy teams and leadership to prioritize work and improve evaluation methods. You will report to the Senior Manager of Eval Applications and drive impactful measurement strategies across perception, planning, and localization; this role combines leadership

Qualifications

• 8+ years in autonomous systems, robotics, ML evaluation, or applied data science with hands-on evaluation.
• 3+ years managing engineers or data scientists, including hiring and performance management.
• Deep knowledge of autonomy metrics and their limits, including planner and trajectory metrics.
• Strong statistics for evaluation, including design of experiments and hypothesis testing on time-series data.
• A disciplined approach to root-causing anomalous data and unexpected system behavior.
• Production Python and SQL experience in team environments; comfortable reviewing designs and code; read C++ autonomy code.

Responsibilities

• Set roadmap and quarterly plans for subsystem evaluation aligned with AV program milestones.
• Build metrics weighting subsystem errors by their effect on downstream decisions and driving.
• Trace bad driving to subsystems or interactions and quantify impact on outcomes.
• Deliver fast, trustworthy answers on software or model changes and regression detection.
• Ensure metrics meet driving outcomes and confidence bounds; retire weak ones.
• Apply ML tools effectively in development processes and turn results into clear findings for teams and leadership.

Skills

Autonomous systems

Robotics

ML evaluation

Applied data science

Engineering management

Python

SQL

C++

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Machine Learning, Statistics, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Python

SQL

C++

Job description

General Motors Company seeks a Manager of Subsystem Evaluation to lead a team of engineers and data scientists. You will own the roadmap, execution, and staffing, and link subsystem metrics to driving outcomes.

You will collaborate with autonomy teams and leadership to prioritize work and improve evaluation methods. You will report to the Senior Manager of Eval Applications and drive impactful measurement strategies across perception, planning, and localization; this role combines leadership