Lead Autonomous Systems Engineer

General Motors; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

HSA

FSA

Retirement plan

Sickness and accident benefits

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Job summary

General Motors seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer to lead the AV platform’s core capabilities, guiding requirements, design, and validation across hardware, software, and verification teams. The role emphasizes safety-critical systems, performance, and reliability in autonomous driving contexts.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, own system-level strategy, and mentor junior engineers while documenting interfaces and traceability through release cycles.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in systems engineering with ownership of complex, safety-critical systems.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or relevant work experience.
• Experience in embedded/real-time OS and containerization; distributed middleware, orchestration, and runtime; low-level SoC/MCU diagnostics and drivers; functional safety island and on-SoC safety monitors; platform health and fault management; sensor data pipelines; service-oriented vehicle communications (e.g., SOME/IP); or on-vehicle logging and data offload.
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively through high-ambiguity problems in cross-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering for core AV platform capabilities—from requirements through integration and validation.
• Own system and subsystem-level strategy and influence platform-wide decisions.
• Author and maintain requirements, interface definitions, and technical specifications with traceability through validation and release.
• Lead system and architecture reviews, ensuring designs meet functional, performance, and reliability requirements for embedded AV platforms.
• Collaborate across hardware, software development, and verification teams for cohesive system design.
• Mentor junior engineers and evolve systems engineering practices for autonomous platforms.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Systems engineering

Communication

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

C/C++

Automotive Ethernet

SOME/IP

Job description

General Motors seeks a seasoned Systems Engineer to lead the AV platform’s core capabilities, guiding requirements, design, and validation across hardware, software, and verification teams. The role emphasizes safety-critical systems, performance, and reliability in autonomous driving contexts.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, own system-level strategy, and mentor junior engineers while documenting interfaces and traceability through release cycles.