General Motors
State Estimation Engineer - Localization
$138K–$261K
Sunnyvale, California, United States of America +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Mountain View, California, United States of America - Experience
- 2+ years in real-time application and/or cloud infrastructure software; 3+ years for senior roles. 1+ years in state estimation and/or sensor calibration.
- Education
- Master's or B.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Develops and deploys localization, state estimation, and sensor calibration systems for autonomous vehicles, including tools and infrastructure to validate and monitor their performance.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and deploy state estimation, localization, and sensor calibration solutions.
- Build infrastructure for system validation, performance monitoring, continuous integration, regression testing, and simulation.
- Develop tools for prototyping and debugging, and integrate capabilities with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Master's or B.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 2+ years developing and deploying software for real-time applications and/or cloud infrastructure; senior roles require 3+ years.
- 1+ years of background in state estimation and/or sensor calibration.
- Strong C++ and Python proficiency, with hands-on experience using development, integration, and testing tools.
Nice to have
- AV/ADAS experience.
Pay
$138,200.00 to $211,700.00 USD base salary (L6); $170,600.00 to $261,300.00 USD base salary (L7 senior)
Tools
C++, Python
AI focus
Localization and sensor calibration for autonomous driving, within the SEAM Embodied AI organization.
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