Senior Sensor Placement Engineer – Autonomous Driving

General Motors; Washington; Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

GM vehicle discounts

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

General Motors seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for Sensor Packaging and Placement to lead optimization, mounting tolerance analysis, and coverage studies across multi-modality sensor suites for autonomous sensing in diverse vehicles.

You will analyze FOV, assess mounting tolerances, and translate constraints into actionable integration criteria, working with perception, simulation, packaging, and platform teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or related field.
• 5+ years in sensor integration, packaging, tolerance analysis, or similar.
• Experience with CAD tools (Solidworks, NX).
• Experience in sensor integration analysis and mechanical trade studies.
• Understanding of self-driving challenges and impact on safety and product performance.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and document technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct placement trade studies and 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, quantify risk, and drive improvement.
• Collaborate with simulation, vehicle integration, and production teams.
• Document technical decisions, trade-offs, and deliverables.

Skills

Sensor placement optimization

Tolerance stack-up analysis

Analytical methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Matlab/Python

CAD modeling

Self-driving safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Eng

Tools

Solidworks

NX

Blender

Matlab

Job description

General Motors seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for Sensor Packaging and Placement to lead optimization, mounting tolerance analysis, and coverage studies across multi-modality sensor suites for autonomous sensing in diverse vehicles.

You will analyze FOV, assess mounting tolerances, and translate constraints into actionable integration criteria, working with perception, simulation, packaging, and platform teams.