Senior Software Engineer - Fallback and Mission Planning

General Motors
Milford, MI

Description

Role Overview:

As a Mission Planning Software Engineer, you will be an individual contributor on the Fallback & Mission Planning team within the Autonomous Vehicles Organization. In this role, you will provide cross-functional technical expertise for the fallback autonomy stack and multiple Active Safety and Driver Assistance products. The Fallback & Mission Planning team is responsible for designing and implementing motion planning and optimization algorithms to provide state-of-the-art capabilities to customers in the domain of Active Safety, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, SuperCruise 2 and SuperCruise 3.

What you’ll be doing:

Lead the generation of technical solutions, including the specification of requirements and the functional decomposition, analysis, development, implementation, and verification of new or enhanced functionality within the Active Safety / Autonomous Driving planning software domain

Contribute to existing Active Safety, Driver Assistance, and SuperCruise development

Partner with Safety, Systems Engineering, and Product to generate requirements for onboard systems.

Ensure deliverables meet performance targets and safety constraints.

Develop embedded software algorithms to GM production standards and integrate resulting features into product line

Lead technical reviews and drive software engineering best practices across the team.

Establish verification and validation strategies for the developed software, including simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and on-road testing validation gates.

Lead root-cause investigations for complex integration issues, using data-driven techniques and principled experimentation.

Improve and deliver reliable software through continuous integration, automated testing, and code reviews.

Demonstrate continuous improvement of subsystem features and functions through the identification and resolution of issues as raised by product teams

Support problem resolution activities (durability, warranty, etc.)

Help define, build, and embody GM engineering culture and principles

Qualifications:

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or equivalent experience

2+ years of automotive software engineering experience

Extensive background with C/C++/Python in a large, distributed production environment

A demonstrated track record of building high quality autonomous software systems meeting modern software design best practices

Deep expertise in Controls, Planning, or Optimization system design

Strong organizational and communication skills.

Self-motivation and passion to code, encourage best practices, and constantly improve

Passion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world

Bonus points!

A background in robotics, ROS, or the AV/ADAS industry

Familiarity with MISRA C, ASIL rated software development, and safety critical software development

Experience developing high-quality software under significant latency and performance constraints .

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.

The salary range for this role is 163,000 and 206,000 from Pay Transparency Posting Salary Ranges). The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

Relocation: This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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Posted 2026-02-25

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