Automated Driving & Robotics Engineer - GM Defense

Description

The Role
We are seeking a highly motivated & dynamic engineer with demonstrated Autonomy and/or Robotics knowledge to be in the forefront of
expanding GM’s automated driving offerings to new realms relevant to GM Defense. The scope of work includes expanding GM’s automated
driving technology with autonomous follower, teleoperation, and off-road autonomous driving capability to meet civilian, military and other
government agency needs.

You will get to work with development vehicles, simulators, state-of-the-art sensors, and software, while adapting and enhancing solutions for
specialized vehicles.

What You'll Do

Develop requirements, use cases, and performance evaluation metrics for AV systems

Develop and enhance algorithms for perception, sensor fusion, localization, situation awareness, and path planning for automated driving

Interface, collaborate, and partner with GM organizations to leverage existing capabilities and resources (Software Defined Vehicle, Super Cruise, Advanced Development, R&D, etc.)

Adapt, enhance, integrate, and test software and hardware for automated vehicles

Create software and hardware properties to demonstrate GMD autonomy and robotics solutions

Follow agile/scrum software development and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery processes as needed

Organize issues, interpret strategies, and effectively communicate to team members and management to facilitate timely decisions

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Bachelor of Science degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, or similar area of focus

Minimum of 5 years of relevant, fulltime work experience

Design, development, or research engineering experience

Automated driving and/or robotics development experience:

Knowledge of perception (e.g., object detection, and tracking), sensor fusion (e.g., Kalman filter, particle filter), localization (e.g., SLAM), situation assessment, path planning and control algorithms

Experience working with different AV sensors, such as LiDAR and Camera sensors.

Knowledge of Vehicle Dynamics simulation tools and AV/ADAS simulation tools such as CarMaker, CarSim, Vires VTD, Carla, Gazebo etc.

Programming knowledge: C++, Python and/or Matlab/Simulink

Experience developing/integrating robotic applications

Strong software development skills for safety critical, real-time applications

Demonstrated ability to identify issues early and drive timely resolution

Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)

Master’s degree or PhD (EE, ME, AE, Computer Science, Physics, Math or similar area of focus)

Experience working with ROS/ROS2

Knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning

Knowledge of system safety and Development Vehicle Use Level approval processes

Experience developing automated driving or active safety features and integrating them into vehicles

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GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)

This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}.

The selected candidate will be required to travel <25% for this role.

This job is not eligible for relocation benefits. Any relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

This position requires the ability to legally operate a motor vehicle on a regular basis and successfully complete a Motor Vehicle Report review.

The position 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)

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