Autonomy Sensor Packaging & Placement Lead

General Motors LLC; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

General Motors LLC seeks a Senior Systems Engineer – Sensor Packaging and Placement to advance autonomous sensing across vehicle programs. You will perform FOV coverage, placement trade studies, and tolerance analyses to create robust production criteria.

Collaborate with perception, simulation, packaging, and vehicle engineering teams to translate constraints into actionable criteria. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in sensor integration, CAD (SolidWorks/NX), and MATLAB/Python tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience integrating sensors, sensor packaging, tolerance stack-up analysis, or related fields.
• Experience with CAD modeling, such as Solidworks, NX, or other related tools.
• Demonstrated expertise in sensor integration analysis, mechanical trade studies, and analytical methods for placement optimization.
• Understand of the challenges of self-driving and how sensor placement impacts safety and product performance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct placement trade studies and mechanical integration analyses for the design of multi-modality sensor systems, supported by detailed coverage modeling and AV behavioral impact assessments.
• Perform FOV coverage analysis and develop modal profiles and integration criteria for sensor suites across diverse vehicle platforms.
• Assess performance against product needs to assess risk, quantify impact, and drive continuous improvement.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders such as simulation, vehicle integration teams, and production teams.
• Clearly document technical decisions, trade‑offs, and deliverables.

Skills

Sensor packaging

FOV analysis

Trade studies

Python

MATLAB

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Job description

General Motors LLC seeks a Senior Systems Engineer – Sensor Packaging and Placement to advance autonomous sensing across vehicle programs. You will perform FOV coverage, placement trade studies, and tolerance analyses to create robust production criteria.

Collaborate with perception, simulation, packaging, and vehicle engineering teams to translate constraints into actionable criteria. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in sensor integration, CAD (SolidWorks/NX), and MATLAB/Python tooling.