General Motors
Senior Systems Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States of America · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years in a specified or related role; 5 years in systems engineering for robotics, systems analysis, data analysis, and statistical analysis; 3 years in the specified technical areas.
- Education
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field of study.
About the job
Defines and validates perception systems for autonomous vehicles, using data analysis and testing strategies to guide software development and release decisions.
What you'll do
- Define validation requirements and metrics for perception software and analyze system performance to inform development and launch decisions.
- Develop simulation-based and road-based testing strategies for continuous software releases.
- Own long-term validation roadmaps and mentor teammates while coordinating cross-team strategies.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree in a listed engineering, computer science, or data science field, or a related field of study.
- Five years as a Software Engineer, Perception Algorithm Developer Engineer, or in a related role.
- Five years in systems engineering for robotics, systems analysis, data analysis, and statistical analysis.
- Three years with SQL, Python, and C++ for large data sets, plus experience evaluating machine-learned systems, perception metrics, and vehicle dynamics.
Pay
$189530 to $189530 USD Annually (base compensation)
Tools
SQL, Python, C++
AI focus
Evaluates machine-learned perception systems and defines acceptance criteria for perception systems and state estimators.
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