Principal Systems Engineer – AV Sensor Design

Job Description

General Motors is developing hands-off and eyes-off autonomous driving systems intended for broad deployment across consumer vehicles. As part of this effort, GM is investing in sensors and architectures that can be integrated, validated, and operated reliably at scale across diverse vehicle programs and operating environments.

We are seeking a principal systems engineer to join the AV Sensing Design team to lead the technical direction of lidar technology from system-level decisions as part of multi-modality sensing suites through to detailed evaluation of production paths.

As a recognized authority on lidar technology, you will leverage your deep technical expertise to drive the technology path on optical path, signal processing, calibration, failure modes and own the trajectory of how lidars integrate with our autonomy products to achieve performance and cost-effective programs. You will work directly with component, Perception, localization, simulation, and vehicle teams to see performance and efficacy be realized on consumer vehicles.

What You’ll Do

You will get the opportunity to be part of the following:

• Own the technical strategy for lidar development as a part of current and future autonomy program multi-modality sensing suites
• Work alongside technical experts in sensors and perception to define leading-edge autonomy products
• Lead trade studies taking into account performance, cost, and integration to influence the next-generation of lidar development
• Evaluate data products from prototype and production platforms to assess opportunity for improvement
• Work with production teams and vendors to see technology realized into production designs
• Define lidar performance requirements to achieve next-generation autonomy capabilities with robustness across broad ODDs
• Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)
• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Applied Physics or related field
• 13+ years of experience in a remote sensing, lidar development, photonic system development or related, with a majority of that experience concentrated in lidars
• Demonstrated role as a recognized lidar authority on a program or within an organization with decision making authority on technical direction of lidar technology development
• Direct experience developing lidar hardware and signal processing as well as calibration methodology and data consumption or analysis