Staff Sensor Systems Architect – Weather-Resilient Autonomy

General Motors; United States; On-site; USD 135,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to lead weather and contamination sensing validation across radar, cameras, and lidar. You will drive system-level requirements, trades, and architectures, collaborating with perception, validation, platform software, and vehicle integration teams to deliver robust autonomous sensing solutions.

You have 10+ years in systems engineering, hands-on with sensor systems, and strong analytical skills using Matlab/Python to support data-driven decision

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field required.
• 10+ years in systems engineering, system integration, or hardware-intensive product development.
• Experience with sensing systems and effects of weather or contamination on performance.
• Experience leading cross-domain initiatives for sensor evaluation and validation.
• Proficiency in requirements decomposition and development.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous problem spaces and align multiple teams.
• Proficiency with Matlab, Python, or similar data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level trades, requirements decomposition, and integration requirements for autonomous sensor systems across radar, cameras, and lidar with cleaning systems.
• Lead technical assessment, characterization, and performance benchmarking of sensor systems across vehicle programs.
• Translate autonomy and product performance intent into system architectures and requirements.
• Collaborate with software platform, vehicle integration, hardware, perception, and validation teams to manage interdependencies.
• Ensure designs meet safety, regulatory, quality, and performance requirements for autonomous operation in diverse environments.
• Document technical decisions, trade-offs, and deliverables clearly.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements decomposition

Cross-domain collaboration

Sensor systems knowledge

Data analysis (Matlab, Python)

Ambiguity handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems/Electrical/Software/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Matlab

Python

JAMA

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to lead weather and contamination sensing validation across radar, cameras, and lidar. You will drive system-level requirements, trades, and architectures, collaborating with perception, validation, platform software, and vehicle integration teams to deliver robust autonomous sensing solutions.

You have 10+ years in systems engineering, hands-on with sensor systems, and strong analytical skills using Matlab/Python to support data-driven decision