Senior AV Sensor Placement & Packaging Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

GM vehicle discounts

Relocation benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

General Motors in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer – Sensor Packaging and Placement to lead placement studies for multi‑modality sensing systems, including cameras, radars, and lidars, ensuring robust integration across vehicle platforms.

You will run FOV coverage analyses, evaluate mounting tolerances, and document trade-offs for cross‑functional teams in perception, packaging, and vehicle platform engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field; 5+ years of sensor integration experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in mechanical design and integration.
• Experience with tolerance stack-up analysis and multi‑sensor placement studies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct placement trade studies and mechanical integration analyses for multi-modality sensor systems.
• Perform FOV coverage analysis and develop integration criteria for sensor suites across vehicle platforms.
• Assess performance against product needs to quantify impact and drive improvements.
• Document technical decisions, trade-offs, and deliverables for cross-functional teams.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Solidworks

NX

MATLAB

Python

Job description

General Motors in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer – Sensor Packaging and Placement to lead placement studies for multi‑modality sensing systems, including cameras, radars, and lidars, ensuring robust integration across vehicle platforms.

You will run FOV coverage analyses, evaluate mounting tolerances, and document trade-offs for cross‑functional teams in perception, packaging, and vehicle platform engineering.