Senior Robotics Software Engineer — AI-Powered Manipulation & Automation

General Motors Company

Mountain View (CA)

On-site

USD 153,000 - 234,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

General Motors Company in Mountain View, CA, seeks a Senior Robotics Software Engineer focusing on AI-enabled manipulation and industrial automation. You will design end-to-end robotic systems, blend classical robotics with modern AI, and drive production-ready solutions across perception, planning, and control.

You will work with Python/C++, ROS 2, and simulation tools to deploy robust robotic workflows, validate models in virtual environments, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in a relevant technical field
  • 2+ years of robotics software development experience
  • Strong Python, C++, and ROS 2 development skills
  • Familiarity with AI/ML workflows for robotic perception and manipulation
  • Experience with inverse kinematics and motion planning
  • Ability to debug complex robotic systems across software and hardware

Responsibilities

  • Design and deploy robotic applications for industrial automation
  • Build manipulation pipelines with detection, grasp, IK, and planning
  • Develop perception systems for segmentation, pose estimation, and grasp generation
  • Integrate AI models into real-time robotic workflows
  • Develop and evaluate VLA models for multimodal tasks
  • Use simulation tools like Nvidia Isaac Sim to validate behavior
  • Own robotic software architecture across perception, planning, control, and deployment
  • Calibrate manipulators and sensors, ensure robust in-field calibration
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to move prototypes to production

Job description

General Motors Company in Mountain View, CA, seeks a Senior Robotics Software Engineer focusing on AI-enabled manipulation and industrial automation. You will design end-to-end robotic systems, blend classical robotics with modern AI, and drive production-ready solutions across perception, planning, and control.

You will work with Python/C++, ROS 2, and simulation tools to deploy robust robotic workflows, validate models in virtual environments, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to

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