Lead Vision & HMI Researcher, In-Vehicle Displays

Aimlroles; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation benefits

Collaborative team

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a research-focused professional to join the Connected Experience and Agentic Systems Research lab. You will shape display UX for automotive applications, focusing on head-up displays and novel display concepts within a cross-disciplinary team.

You will collaborate with GM internal customers and external partners to translate insights into testable concepts, prototypes, and high-value recommendations for future production systems.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a technical field; strong research background.
• Experience designing and running perceptual studies or usability evaluations.
• Ability to translate product questions into structured research plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and concept development for advanced in-vehicle display experiences, especially head up displays and related HMI use cases.
• Design and execute studies on human visual perception, usability, workload, situation awareness, distraction, and trust in display systems.
• Create and evaluate prototypes, experiments, and demonstration systems that make research findings concrete and actionable.
• Translate product needs into clear research questions, success metrics, and design recommendations for future vehicle experiences.
• Provide guidance on product specification definition based on human perception
• Work with design, engineering, sensing, and product teams to refine requirements and identify opportunities.
• Communicate findings clearly through internal presentations, technical documents, and external publications.
• Build relationships with vendors, research institutes, and partners to expand GM capabilities.

Skills

Human factors research

Experimental methods

HCI research

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Independent project driving

Education

Master’s degree in engineering, human factors engineering, vision science, optics, computer science

PhD in engineering, vision science, human factors engineering, optics, or related field (preferred)

Tools

Eye tracking

Display evaluation methods

Prototyping tools

Job description

General Motors is seeking a research-focused professional to join the Connected Experience and Agentic Systems Research lab. You will shape display UX for automotive applications, focusing on head-up displays and novel display concepts within a cross-disciplinary team.

You will collaborate with GM internal customers and external partners to translate insights into testable concepts, prototypes, and high-value recommendations for future production systems.