General Motors
Senior Vehicle Systems Engineer
Milford, Michigan, United States of America · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in sensor integration, embedded software testing, sensor validation, or hardware test engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- The role is subject to export control restrictions and requires the successful candidate to be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).
About the job
Integrate and validate sensors on test vehicles, support on-vehicle data collection, and troubleshoot sensor and software issues for future autonomous driving systems.
What you'll do
- Determine and validate sensor placement; plan and execute vehicle data collection to assess field of view and identify interferences.
- Lead or support optical and radar sensor testing, and debug communication, timing, diagnostics, and other software issues.
- Collaborate on test plans, root-cause issues with cross-functional teams, and document findings and results.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience in sensor integration, embedded software testing, sensor validation, or hardware test engineering.
- Hands-on experience testing sensors on vehicles or complex hardware platforms; working knowledge of camera, lidars, radars, FOV, KOZ, mounting tolerances, and fixture or bracket design.
- Comfort planning and executing on-vehicle data collection; strong computer skills and understanding of networking and automotive communication busses.
Nice to have
- Experience working on L4 autonomous vehicle programs or in the automotive sector.
- Familiarity with autonomous vehicle sensor suites and integration constraints; experience building test infrastructure or tooling, or programming tools, dashboards, or data analytics.
Tools
camera, lidar, radar, acoustic sensors
AI focus
Supports the design and validation of sensing systems for hands-off and eyes-off autonomous driving; no AI development work is specified.
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