Senior AV Behavior Safety Engineering Lead

General Motors LLC; United States; Remote; USD 251,000 - 385,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Health benefits

Job summary

General Motors LLC is seeking a Sr Manager, AV Behavior Safety Engineering to lead the strategy and execution for how GM defines, measures, and validates the safety of SAE Level3–4 autonomous driving systems powered by machine‑learned models.

You will own the AV behavior safety strategy, collaborate across AI, software validation, simulation, and safety metrics, and guide a high‑performing team toward safety case development and launch readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in machine learning, engineering, data science, or a related field
• 8+ years in autonomous vehicle or robotics development or related field
• Demonstrated experience working on production‑intent AV programs
• Track record providing technical safety leadership in AV development (e.g., defining safety strategies, risk assessments, validation methodologies, safety case contributions).
• Deep understanding of AV behavior development: defining ODDs, behaviors, and evaluation criteria; analyzing simulation, closed‑course, and public‑road test data; and generating prioritized, actionable recommendations for developers.
• Experience applying AV safety standards and best practices, such as ISO5083, ISO21448 (SOTIF), and AVSC practices
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, including the ability to explain complex technical tradeoffs to executives and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to influence cross‑functional teams (Software, AI/ML, Systems Engineering, Product, Program Management, Operations) without direct authority.
• Strong problem‑solving mindset, comfort with ambiguity, and a proactive attitude toward learning and continuous improvement.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience, including hiring, leading, and growing high‑performing technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy for ISO21448 (SOTIF), ISO5083, and AVSC practices to define GM’s approach to safe autonomous system development, validation and deployment.
• Own the behavior‑focused portion of the ADS Safety Case, including key claims, sufficiency criteria, and evidence for AV behavior safety performance.
• Collaborate with Software Validation, Embodied AI, Simulation, and Safety Metrics teams to define end‑to‑end AV behavior validation methodology for AI‑driven systems.
• Set the strategy for how to break down ODDs and how performance is validated per behavior and in aggregate.
• Collaborate on evaluation metrics, human benchmarks, and safety launch targets for AV behaviors and system performance.
• Assess AV performance across safety and reliability dimensions using simulation, closed‑course, and public‑road data and provide prioritized feedback to engineering teams.
• Define and run an assurance process to verify sufficiency criteria and safety targets to support launch readiness.
• Lead People: Hire, lead, and develop a high‑performing AV behavior safety engineering team.

Skills

Senior leadership

Safety leadership

OTA AV safety

Communication

Influence cross-functional teams

Problem solving

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field

Tools

Python

R

Java

PySpark

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Scikit-learn

LangChain

SQL

MLflow

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub

Jira

Tableau

PowerBI

Pandas

NumPy

Job description

General Motors LLC is seeking a Sr Manager, AV Behavior Safety Engineering to lead the strategy and execution for how GM defines, measures, and validates the safety of SAE Level3–4 autonomous driving systems powered by machine‑learned models.

You will own the AV behavior safety strategy, collaborate across AI, software validation, simulation, and safety metrics, and guide a high‑performing team toward safety case development and launch readiness.