Senior Autonomy Behavior Engineer – Validation & Simulation

generalmotors; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

GM vehicle discounts

Job summary

General Motors seeks a Senior Autonomy Behavior Systems Engineer to define and validate how an autonomous vehicle behaves in real-world conditions. You’ll own behavior areas from requirements through simulation evaluation, road-data review, and release recommendation.

You will work at the intersection of systems engineering, software validation, simulation, and safety, translating goals into measurable requirements and evidence for decision-making.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in systems engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, robotics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in systems engineering, autonomous vehicles, robotics, simulation, or safety-critical validation.
• Proven experience evaluating autonomous vehicles in support of a commercial fleet launch.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering fundamentals: decomposition, use-case definition, requirements, interfaces, verification, traceability.
• Experience designing or executing simulation-based evaluations at scale, not just isolated demonstrations.
• Strong Python experience for data analysis, test automation, simulation workflows, and engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end validation for one or more autonomous driving behaviors, from scoping to product launch.
• Combine simulation, road data, closed-course testing, and expert review to evaluate behavior across large scenario sets.
• Define, deploy, and refine metrics, test strategies and acceptance criteria for autonomous behavior for simulation and road.
• Partner with teams to assess and present behavior readiness for release and launch decisions.

Skills

Systems engineering

Autonomy/AV

Python

Requirements writing

Validation planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree

Job description

General Motors seeks a Senior Autonomy Behavior Systems Engineer to define and validate how an autonomous vehicle behaves in real-world conditions. You’ll own behavior areas from requirements through simulation evaluation, road-data review, and release recommendation.

You will work at the intersection of systems engineering, software validation, simulation, and safety, translating goals into measurable requirements and evidence for decision-making.