Lead Human Factors AV Safety Engineer

General Motors Company; Sunnyvale (CA); Remote; USD 160,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle program

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors seeks a Staff AV Safety Engineer, Human Factors, to lead human factors analysis throughout GM's autonomous driving systems. You will assess interaction between driver, vehicle, and automation, and translate findings into actionable safety requirements and design guidance.

The role spans safety, systems engineering, design, and regulatory interfaces, with emphasis on advanced automation and cross-functional collaboration. Relocation and company vehicle programs may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Factors, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience applying human factors engineering principles to safety-critical transportation systems (e.g., automotive, aviation, marine)
• Experience translating human factors findings into safety requirements, design recommendations, or validation criteria
• Experience planning, reviewing, executing, or interpreting human factors research or human-in-the-loop studies
• Strong technical writing, presentation, facilitation, and cross-functional communication skills
• Proven ability to build trust with stakeholders and influence broad areas of the organization

Responsibilities

• Serve as a recognized human factors safety expert to advance development and best practices, influence AV safety strategy, and convert complex human factors issues into clear conclusions and actionable recommendations
• Lead cross-functional hazard analyses of features and components considering human factors such as driver-automation interaction and workload
• Derive traceable requirements, mitigations, and validation activities from hazard assessments
• Provide safety direction for human-machine interface features including driver monitoring and alerts
• Evaluate whether automated-system interactions support appropriate understanding and decision-making under various conditions
• Define research questions and execution strategies and convert study results into safety requirements
• Integrate data and evidence into benchmarks, performance thresholds, safety recommendations, and validation needs
• Lead structured analysis of incidents to identify human error causal factors and improve design and procedures
• Contribute to training, fatigue management, and performance-monitoring programs
• Own safety-case claims and evidence and support closure through reviews and assurance forums

Skills

Human factors engineering

Hazard analysis methods

Automation systems

Technical writing

Driver-automation interaction

Stakeholder influence

Safety standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Factors, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field

Tools

JAMA

DOORS

Job description

General Motors seeks a Staff AV Safety Engineer, Human Factors, to lead human factors analysis throughout GM's autonomous driving systems. You will assess interaction between driver, vehicle, and automation, and translate findings into actionable safety requirements and design guidance.

The role spans safety, systems engineering, design, and regulatory interfaces, with emphasis on advanced automation and cross-functional collaboration. Relocation and company vehicle programs may apply.