Staff Robotics Engineer - Autonomy & Vehicle Dynamics

General Motors; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation benefits

Company vehicle program

Performance incentives

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Technical Lead in the Local Planner Controller team within Embodied AI. You will define the technical vision for vehicle dynamics and controls software, align perception, prediction, and planning systems, and drive multi-quarter roadmaps ensuring safety and performance.

You will mentor engineers, conduct architecture reviews, and advance Autonomy features including Super Cruise, Active Safety, and Driver Assistance in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.S. in controls, optimization, path planning, or related. B.S. with strong work experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in motion planning or related field
• Deep understanding of optimal controls and trajectory optimization algorithms
• Good grasp of classical and modern feedback control theory and techniques
• Solid understanding of vehicle dynamics
• A demonstrated 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

• Shape the technical vision by owning multi-quarter roadmap designs for vehicle dynamics and controls software.
• Architect and implement system designs and interface contracts with perception, prediction and planning systems, ensuring deliverables meet performance targets and safety constraints.
• Lead technical reviews and drive software engineering best practices across the team and the larger organization.
• Contribute to Active Safety, Driver Assistance, and Super Cruise development.
• Guide other developers through system design and implementation focusing on safety, comfort, and compute efficiency.
• Establish verification and validation strategies for the vehicle dynamics and controls 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, using data-driven techniques and principled experimentation, proactively creating test plans for new features and defining useful metrics for analyzing performance
• Mentor engineers across teams, raising the bar on technical judgment, design quality, and execution discipline without direct people management responsibilities.
• Improve and deliver reliable software through continuous integration, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Develop and oversee top-tier software engineers within a dynamic, fast-paced, and inclusive setting.
• Help define, build, and embody GM engineering culture and principles.

Skills

Strong organizational and communicatio

Motion planning experience

Self-driving tech passion

Education

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

Tools

C++

Python

ROS

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Technical Lead in the Local Planner Controller team within Embodied AI. You will define the technical vision for vehicle dynamics and controls software, align perception, prediction, and planning systems, and drive multi-quarter roadmaps ensuring safety and performance.

You will mentor engineers, conduct architecture reviews, and advance Autonomy features including Super Cruise, Active Safety, and Driver Assistance in a fast-paced, inclusive environment.