The Safety Assurance for Effective Autonomous Driving Software team at General Motors needs a Senior Systems and Safety Engineer to support the development, validation, and compliance of autonomous vehicle software systems.
Requirements
- Demonstrated expertise in data analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning applied to safety-critical systems.
- Deep understanding of AV safety principles, traffic law compliance, and behavioral modeling.
- Proficiency with Python and data analysis tools (e.g., NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, SQL, Databricks).
- Experience with counterfactual reasoning or driver modeling frameworks.
- Familiarity with real-world driving datasets (e.g., SHRP2, crashdatabases).
- Experience with AV simulation platforms (e.g., Carla, Apollo, NVIDIA DRIVE Sim).
- Familiarity with Functional Safety (ISO 26262), SOTIF (ISO 21448), UL 4600.
Responsibilities
- Define and refine safety and traffic compliance metrics for AV software based on data-driven insights.
- Lead the development of counterfactual driver behavior models to simulate alternative outcomes in near-miss or intervention scenarios.
- Analyze large-scale real-world and simulation datasets to identify leading indicators of risk, unsafe behaviors, or non-compliance events.
- Model collision scenarios and dynamics to assess severity, avoidability, and control system response.
- Translate statistical findings into actionable safety recommendations for engineering and policy teams.
- Contribute to safety case development and internal documentation supporting AV software releases.
- Support alignment with internal and external standards
Other
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Statistics, Robotics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in safety systems, AV development, or traffic safety analysis.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present complex data clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Relocation costs would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
