General Motors
Staff Systems Engineer - AV Platform
$157K–$258K
Warren, Michigan, United States of America +3 · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- Warren, Michigan, United States of America
Remote - United States
Milford, Michigan, United States of America
Sunnyvale, California, United States of America - Experience
- 6+ years required; 8+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or relevant work experience.
About the job
Leads systems engineering for autonomous-vehicle platform capabilities, coordinating requirements, architecture, integration, and validation to support safe and reliable embedded systems.
What you'll do
- Lead AV platform systems engineering from requirements through integration and validation, and influence system and subsystem strategy.
- Author and maintain traceable requirements, interface definitions, and technical specifications; lead architecture and system reviews.
- Coordinate hardware, software, and verification teams, mentor junior engineers, and communicate technical decisions to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of systems engineering experience, including ownership of complex safety-critical systems.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or relevant work experience.
- Experience in at least one listed platform domain, such as embedded/real-time OS, middleware, SoC/MCU diagnostics, functional safety, sensor data pipelines, SOME/IP, or vehicle logging.
- Experience maintaining system/software requirements and interface definitions; strong communication and cross-disciplinary problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- 8+ years of systems engineering and/or embedded systems experience; functional safety framework experience such as ISO 26262.
- Ability to read C/C++ and system models; automotive Ethernet or TSN experience; prior AV company or tier 1 automotive supplier experience.
Pay
$157,100 - $258,500 USD base salary
Tools
embedded/real-time OS, containerization, distributed middleware, orchestration, runtime, SoC/MCU, SOME/IP, ISO 26262
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