Principal Autonomy Behavior Systems Engineer

General Motors Company; Sunnyvale (CA); Presencial; USD 239.000 - 366.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

General Motors seeks a Principal Autonomy Behavior Systems Engineer to define, evaluate, and release autonomous vehicle behaviors across the validation lifecycle. You will align safety claims with evidence and drive the autonomous behavior validation strategy through simulation, road data, and fleet insights.

The role requires deep expertise in perception, prediction, planning, and controls, with strong Python skills and a track record of leading cross‑functional reviews and engineering teams

Formación

• Master's degree in a relevant engineering field and 10+ years in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or safety‑critical validation.
• Proven record evaluating autonomous vehicles for a self‑driving fleet or high‑consequence product decisions.
• Deep, end‑to‑end knowledge of perception, prediction, planning, and controls in autonomous driving.
• Strong Python skills and experience with agentic workflows and validation software.

Responsabilidades

• Set long‑term strategy and systems engineering approach for autonomy behavior validation across programs and releases.
• Define what 'ready' means for autonomous behavior and connect safety claims to evidence.
• Lead cross‑functional reviews and mentor engineers to raise validation standards.
• Diagnose issues across perception, prediction, planning, and controls and close gaps using fleet data.
• Design validation strategies combining simulation, road data, and human references.
• Guide tools, data pipelines, scorecards, and workflows toward scalable products.

Conocimientos

Autonomy behavior validation

Python programming

Systems engineering

Leadership

Educación

Master's degree in engineering

Herramientas

Simulation tools

Descripción del empleo

General Motors seeks a Principal Autonomy Behavior Systems Engineer to define, evaluate, and release autonomous vehicle behaviors across the validation lifecycle. You will align safety claims with evidence and drive the autonomous behavior validation strategy through simulation, road data, and fleet insights.

The role requires deep expertise in perception, prediction, planning, and controls, with strong Python skills and a track record of leading cross‑functional reviews and engineering teams