Senior Vehicle Systems Engineer: Autonomous Sensors

General Motors; Milford Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Travel to test sites

Onsite role with relocation support

Job summary

General Motors is pursuing hands-off autonomous driving systems with robust sensor integration. We seek a Senior Vehicle Systems Engineer to support test and data collection vehicles, coordinating with embedded, sensor, and perception teams in Detroit and Milford.

You will validate sensor placements, lead on-vehicle data collection, and troubleshoot hardware and software issues across platforms. You will travel to test sites as needed, contribute to validation plans, and help ensure scalable,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in sensor integration, embedded software testing, sensor validation, or hardware test engineering.
• Hands-on experience testing sensors (camera, lidar, radar, or acoustic) onto vehicles or complex hardware platforms.
• Understanding of sensor concepts: FOV, KOZ, mounting tolerances, and their impact on fixtures.
• Ability to plan and execute on-vehicle data collection across parking lots, closed courses, and public roads.
• Strong networking and automotive bus knowledge; excellent cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Determine and validate physical sensor placement on test and donor vehicles.
• Plan and execute on-vehicle data collection to confirm sensor placement and FOV.
• Identify and mitigate integration issues before late-stage fixes.
• Lead or support sensor-specific testing across optical and radar sensors.
• Debug and evaluate software and hardware issues on development and production systems.
• Collaborate on test and validation plan development; document findings clearly.

Skills

Sensor integration

Embedded software testing

Sensor validation

Hardware test engineering

Cross-functional communication

On-vehicle data collection planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

General Motors is pursuing hands-off autonomous driving systems with robust sensor integration. We seek a Senior Vehicle Systems Engineer to support test and data collection vehicles, coordinating with embedded, sensor, and perception teams in Detroit and Milford.

You will validate sensor placements, lead on-vehicle data collection, and troubleshoot hardware and software issues across platforms. You will travel to test sites as needed, contribute to validation plans, and help ensure scalable,