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Systems Engineering Manager - Autonomy Behavior at General Motors | LAYIQ

Lead and develop a team of autonomy behavior systems engineers, setting expectations for technical quality, execution, communication, and growth.
Set the systems engineering and validation direction for major capabilities and cross-cutting behaviors, connecting requirements, coverage, simulation validity, metrics, acceptance criteria, and release evidence.
Guide the development of scalable behavior evaluation and simulation systems across synthetic tests, road data, and counterfactual references, including scenario sourcing, orchestration, data quality, and reproducibility.
Partner across Engineering, Safety, Legal, Product, and Operations to resolve ambiguity, build alignment, and communicate clear recommendations for engineering, release, and launch decisions.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
Master’s degree in systems engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, robotics, or a related field.
8 or more years of professional experience in systems engineering, autonomous vehicles, robotics, vehicle development, simulation, or safety-critical validation.
A proven record of evaluating autonomous vehicles for a commercial fleet, launch, supervised release, or other high-consequence product decision.
Deep systems engineering fundamentals, including architecture and decomposition, use-case and scene modeling, requirements strategy, interface definition, verification and validation planning, and traceability.
Professional experience defining or leading simulation evaluation at scale, including the trade-offs between coverage, confidence, runtime, cost, and simulation validity.
Strong Python experience. You should be comfortable reviewing production-quality analysis or validation software and understanding how tools and data pipelines support engineering decisions.
Strong communication skills and the ability to create alignment among teams with different goals, terminology, and technical perspectives.
Demonstrated stakeholder management and technical leadership across organizational boundaries. You have led work through influence, not only through formal authority.
Experience as a Tech Lead, Technical Lead Manager, or people manager responsible for delivering complex technical work through a team.
A track record of developing engineers, giving clear feedback, supporting career growth, and building an inclusive, accountable team culture.

Systems Engineering Manager - Autonomy Behavior

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