Senior Robotics Software Engineer - Autonomy & Controls

General Motors; Mountain View (WY); On-site; USD 158,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing programs

GM vehicle discounts

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Dynamics and Controls) to join the Local Planner Controller team within Embodied AI. You will help solve online optimization problems for vehicle dynamics, estimation, and controls used in GM's Super Cruise system, providing cross-functional technical leadership.

You will drive software architecture, validation, and collaboration with perception, prediction, and planning teams to deliver safe, scalable autonomy capabilities aligned with

Qualifications

• Ph.D./M.S. in controls, optimization, path planning, or related field; B.S. with strong experience may be considered.
• 3+ years of experience in motion planning or related field.
• Deep understanding of optimal controls and trajectory optimization algorithms.
• Strong grasp of classical and modern feedback control theory.
• Solid understanding of vehicle dynamics.
• Track record of building high quality autonomous software systems.
• Deep expertise in planning and controls system design.
• Experience with C++/Python in a large, distributed development environment.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Passion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world.

Responsibilities

• Drive feature development for vehicle dynamics and controls software deployed to GM's Super Cruise system.
• Architect and implement system designs and interface contracts with perception, prediction and planning systems.
• Lead technical reviews and drive software engineering best practices across the team.
• Contribute to Active Safety, Driver Assistance, and Super Cruise.
• Establish verification and validation strategies for the software, including simulation and on-road testing validation gates.
• Partner with Safety, Systems Engineering, and Product to generate requirements for onboard systems.
• Lead root-cause investigations for complex integration issues and define useful metrics for performance.
• Improve and deliver reliable software through CI, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Help define, build, and embody GM engineering culture and principles.

Skills

Strong communication

Self-driving tech passion

Planning and controls

C++/Python

Education

Ph.D./M.S. in controls/optimization/path planning

Tools

ROS

Vehicle dynamics software

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Dynamics and Controls) to join the Local Planner Controller team within Embodied AI. You will help solve online optimization problems for vehicle dynamics, estimation, and controls used in GM's Super Cruise system, providing cross-functional technical leadership.

You will drive software architecture, validation, and collaboration with perception, prediction, and planning teams to deliver safe, scalable autonomy capabilities aligned with