Automated Driving & Robotics Engineer

Job Description

Hybrid: This position does not require an employee to be on-site full-time to perform most effectively. This position requires an employee to be onsite 3 times per week.  Other than the 3 times per week on site, the employee’s role enables them to work at a GM facility or off-site as frequently as needed or desired.  

Please note: U.S. citizenship needed for required Confidential U.S. Security Clearance.

Sponsorship: GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.  DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

About GM Defense

GM Defense (GMD) continues a 100-year legacy of designing, validating, and manufacturing vehicles and equipment in support of defense and other government customers.  Within GM Defense, the recently created Autonomous Driving and Robotics group is charged with adapting, integrating, and enhancing GM’s automated driving capabilities to the needs of GM Defense customers.

Job Description

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: (Responsibilities):

• Develop requirements, use cases, and performance evaluation metrics for Autonomous Vehicle (AV) systems

• Develop and enhance algorithms for perception, sensor fusion, localization, situation awareness, path planning and vehicle motion control 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

• Identify and organize issues, interpret strategies, and effectively communicate to team members and management to facilitate timely decisions

Additional Job Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• Minimum of 4 years relevant, full-time work experience in design, development, or research engineering Including 2+ years automated driving and/or robotics development experience as follow:
  • Experience developing and integrating robotic applications required. 
  • Programming knowledge required: C++, Python and/or Matlab/Simulink
• Bachelor of Science degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace or systems engineering, computer science, physics, mathematics, or similar area of focus is required
• Strong software development skills for safety critical, real-time applications
• Demonstrated ability to identify issues early and drive timely resolution
• Demonstrated ability to develop relationships and work cross-functionally
• Strong communication and presentation skills

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Master’s degree or PhD preferred (EE, ME, AE, Systems, Computer Science, Physics, Math or similar area of focus)
• 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 or vehicle motion control algorithms
• Preferred experience developing automated driving or active safety features and integrating them into vehicles
• Knowledge of Vehicle Dynamics simulation tools and AV/ADAS simulation tools such as CarMaker, CarSim, Vires VTD, Carla, Gazebo, Applied Intuition, etc. 
• Knowledge of Internet-of-things (e.g., transmitting video, audio and telematics data over the internet)
• Experience working with different AV sensors, such as LiDAR, radar, and Camera sensors
• Experience working with ROS/ROS2
• Knowledge of the Robotic Technology Kernel (RTK) or Army Robotic Common Software (ARCS) Libraries
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Knowledge of system safety and Development Vehicle Use Level approval processes

Please note: U.S. citizenship needed for required Confidential U.S. Security Clearance.

Sponsorship: GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.  DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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.

About GM

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Why Join Us 

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values; 
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.   We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

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