Lead Systems Engineer, Autonomous Sensing & AV

General Motors; United States; Hybrid; USD 189,000 - 291,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

GM vehicle discounts

Tuition assistance

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to lead sensor system design across multi-modality sensing for autonomous driving programs. You will drive system-level trade studies, define performance specs, and ensure production-ready integration across GM’s autonomy initiatives.

The role requires deep expertise in sensor physics, signal processing, and cross-functional collaboration with AI/ML, simulation, data collection, and vehicle integration teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience with B.S. with significant sensor related experience
• Demonstrated leadership across system architecture, data collection, analysis, or integration
• Experience developing multi-modality sensing systems (camera, radar, lidar) and their integration
• Technical depth in signal processing, link analysis, or ML across at least one sensing modality
• Understand the challenges of self-driving and map them to sensor needs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to convey detailed technical information
• Working knowledge of Matlab, Python, or other data analysis languages

Responsibilities

• Lead system level trade studies for multi-modality sensor designs with performance modeling
• Develop detailed sensor performance specifications based on physics and signal processing
• Assess performance against product needs; quantify risks and drive improvements
• Coordinate with simulation, vehicle integration, perception, localization, and validation teams
• Document technical decisions, trade-offs, and deliverables

Skills

System leadership

Sensor system design

Cross-functional collaboration

Matlab/Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related

Master’s or PhD in engineering (preferred)

Tools

Matlab

Python

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to lead sensor system design across multi-modality sensing for autonomous driving programs. You will drive system-level trade studies, define performance specs, and ensure production-ready integration across GM’s autonomy initiatives.

The role requires deep expertise in sensor physics, signal processing, and cross-functional collaboration with AI/ML, simulation, data collection, and vehicle integration teams.