Sr Safety Process Engineer - AMR Execution

General Motors; Warren (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Travel up to 25%

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Safety Process Engineer – AMR Execution to lead safety design and certification for autonomous mobile robotics. You will work with software, controls, electrical, product, and supplier teams to ensure regulatory compliance and robust safety performance across hardware and software components.

The role emphasizes risk assessment, structured documentation, and cross‑functional collaboration to enable safe, scalable AMR systems in real‑world environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• Professional experience in functional safety, system safety, machine safety, safety‑rated circuit design, or a closely related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience supporting or coordinating safety activities for complex electromechanical systems, industrial automation, robotics platforms, or similar products.
• Working knowledge of ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 12100, ISO 3691-4, ANSI B56.5, UL, or related frameworks.
• Experience in creating or reviewing structured safety documentation and validation evidence for certification or compliance.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including risk assessment, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Strong cross‑functional communication skills with engineering organizations and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute safety design requirements across autonomous mobile robotics programs with cross‑functional teams.
• Develop, maintain, and organize safety deliverables including requirements specs, hazard analyses, risk assessments, and validation documentation.
• Own product certification efforts from planning through execution and coordinate with external partners.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to integrate safety by design across sensors and architectures.
• Contribute to verification and validation strategies to demonstrate safety performance levels.
• Review designs, wiring diagrams, safety functions, and validation results to identify gaps and risks.
• Plan and execute safety process activities to move programs through g‑Risk and green tag readiness.
• Track open safety issues and drive cross‑functional teams to closure.

Skills

Functional safety

Structured documentation

Cross‑functional execution

Safety design requirements

Hazard analyses

Risk assessments

Verification & validation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

ISO 13849

IEC 61508

ISO 12100

ISO 3691-4

UL/standards

FMEA

Job description

Job Description

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

Hybrid– This role requires the employee to be onsite at least three days a week. The primary work location may be at the General Motors Global Technical Center in Warren, MI.

Role Overview

As a Senior Safety Process Engineer –AMR Execution within the Autonomous Robotics Center (ARC), you will play a key role in building and executing safety engineering processes for our autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) portfolio. You will help define and translate safety objectives into design requirements, certification plans, and validation strategies across hardware and software systems. You will also help drive program safety execution across the GM-specific safety process landscape, with strong focus on achieving internal GM safety milestones.

This role is ideal for an engineer who brings strong technical depth in functional safety, structured documentation, and cross-functional execution. You will work closely with software, controls, electrical, product, and program teams, as well as external suppliers and certification partners, to ensure our products meet demanding safety and regulatory expectations while supporting performance, scalability, and operational flexibility in real-world environments.

What You’ll Do

• Build and execute safety design requirements across autonomous mobile robotics programs in partnership with cross-functional engineering teams

• Develop, maintain, and organize core required safety deliverables including safety requirements specifications, hazard analyses, risk assessments, reliability diagrams, performance level calculations, and validation documentation

• Own product certification efforts from planning through execution, including preparation of technical documentation, evidence packages, and coordination with external certification partners

• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to integrate safety-by-design principles across sensors, controllers, drives, navigation systems, and related electrical and software architectures

• Contribute to verification and validation strategies that demonstrate safety requirements are properly implemented and that systems achieve targeted safety performance levels

• Review technical designs, wiring diagrams, safety functions, and validation results to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement

• Partner with engineering, product management, program management, and suppliers to resolve safety issues, and align on compliance and documentation expectations

• Plan and execute safety process activities required to move autonomous mobile robotics programs through g-Risk and green tag readiness

• Track open safety issues, documentation gaps, and validation needs, and drive cross-functional teams to closure through structured follow-up and clear accountability

• Help strengthen safety culture across the development lifecycle by promoting documentation rigor, traceability, validation discipline, and proactive risk identification

• Clearly communicate safety requirements, certification needs, technical risks, and recommended actions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field

• Professional experience in functional safety, system safety, machine safety, safety-rated circuit design, or a closely related discipline

• 5+ years of experience supporting or coordinating safety activities for complex electromechanical systems, industrial automation systems, robotics platforms, or similar products

• Working knowledge of relevant safety and certification standards such as ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 12100, ISO 3691-4, ANSI B56.5, UL, or related frameworks

• Experience in creating or reviewing structured safety documentation and validation evidence in support of certification or compliance activities

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including risk assessment, root cause analysis, and issue resolution

• Strong cross‑functional communication skills with the ability to work effectively across engineering organizations and external partners

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience supporting third‑party certification efforts for robotics, autonomous systems, industrial equipment, or safety‑critical products

• Deep understanding of AMR technologies such as navigation systems, LiDAR, safety PLCs, fail‑safe actuators, safety‑rated sensors, and safety architecture

• Proficiency with tools and methods such as FMEA, FMEDA, fault analysis, performance level calculations, and safety verification planning

• Experience reviewing electrical architecture, wiring diagrams, and safety function implementation details

• Background in controls, diagnostics, validation, or compliance for robotics or automated systems

• Experience working in cross‑functional product development environments with a strong emphasis on documentation quality and traceability

• Familiarity with continuous integration practices, machine learning, simulation methods, and data acquisition systems.

Why Join Us

You will have the opportunity to help shape the safety foundation for next‑generation autonomous robotics at General Motors. In this role, you will work on highly visible products, contribute to meaningful certification and compliance efforts, and help build the processes and documentation discipline needed to scale safe, efficient robotic systems.

GM does not provide immigration‑related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1‑B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J‑1, etc).This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.Relocation benefits are available for candidates who qualify under company policy.

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