Senior Autonomous Sensing Systems Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Retirement savings plan

Sickness and accident benefits

Life insurance

Paid vacation & holidays

Tuition assistance programs

Employee assistance program

GM vehicle discounts

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for the AV team to shape system-level decisions at the intersection of sensors, embedded software, vehicle platforms, and autonomy software. You will define sensor architectures, perform trade studies, and work across AI/ML, platform software, and vehicle integration teams to deliver robust sensing solutions as programs mature.

This role emphasizes first-principles analysis and physics-based approaches, with a hybrid work model and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems, Electrical, Software, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in sensor-intensive fields or autonomy.
• Experience with sensing systems (camera, radar, lidar) and integration.
• Experience with requirements management and validation.
• Proficiency in Matlab, Python for data analysis.
• Understanding of self-driving challenges and sensor mapping.

Responsibilities

• Execute system-level trade studies for multi-modality sensor designs.
• Develop performance specifications for sensors based on sensor physics.
• Assess performance against product needs and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with simulation, vehicle integration, perception, localization, and validation teams.
• Document technical decisions and trade-offs.

Skills

Systems engineering

Sensor integration

Requirements development

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for the AV team to shape system-level decisions at the intersection of sensors, embedded software, vehicle platforms, and autonomy software. You will define sensor architectures, perform trade studies, and work across AI/ML, platform software, and vehicle integration teams to deliver robust sensing solutions as programs mature.

This role emphasizes first-principles analysis and physics-based approaches, with a hybrid work model and