General Motors
Staff Robotics Engineer (Dynamics and Controls)
General Motors, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087
At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We’re turning today’s impossible into tomorrow’s standard —from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.
Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.**Role:**As a Technical Lead you will be a senior individual contributor in the Local Planner Controller team within Embodied AI. We formulate and solve optimization problems online, considering kinematic feasibility, collision avoidance and ride comfort. In this role, you will provide cross-functional technical leadership for vehicle dynamics, estimation and controls systems used in GMs Super Cruise system. You will define the technical vision and multi-quarter roadmap for Partner with Safety, Systems Engineering, and Product to generate requirements for onboard systems.Mentor engineers across teams, raising the bar on technical judgment, design quality, and execution discipline without direct people management responsibilities. Qualifications:Ph.D., M.S. in controls, optimization, path planning, or related. B.S. with strong work experience in the field may be considered 5+ years of experience in motion planning or related field Experience with C++/Python in a large, distributed development environmentStrong organizational and communication skills * A background in robotics, ROS, or the AV/ADAS industry* Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.This job may be eligible for relocation benefits. Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.Experience in numerical optimization algorithms Experience designing software applications for safety critical systems Experience building and managing engineering teams *Compensation*:The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.The salary range for this role is $198,900.00 to $304,800.00. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position. *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.General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, **email**us or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.Our diverse team of employees bring their collective passion for engineering, technology and design to deliver on our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We are looking for adventure-seekers and imaginative thought leaders to help us transform mobility.We are determined to lead change for the world through technology, ingenuity and harnessing the creativity of our diverse team. Join us to help lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all by becoming a member of GM’s . As a part of our Talent Community, you will receive updates about GM, open roles, career insights and more.Please note that filling out the form below will not add you to our Talent Community automatically; you will need to use the link above.
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Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.**Role:**As a Technical Lead you will be a senior individual contributor in the Local Planner Controller team within Embodied AI. We formulate and solve optimization problems online, considering kinematic feasibility, collision avoidance and ride comfort. In this role, you will provide cross-functional technical leadership for vehicle dynamics, estimation and controls systems used in GMs Super Cruise system. You will define the technical vision and multi-quarter roadmap for Partner with Safety, Systems Engineering, and Product to generate requirements for onboard systems.Mentor engineers across teams, raising the bar on technical judgment, design quality, and execution discipline without direct people management responsibilities. Qualifications:Ph.D., M.S. in controls, optimization, path planning, or related. B.S. with strong work experience in the field may be considered 5+ years of experience in motion planning or related field Experience with C++/Python in a large, distributed development environmentStrong organizational and communication skills * A background in robotics, ROS, or the AV/ADAS industry* Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.This job may be eligible for relocation benefits. Company Vehicle: Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.Experience in numerical optimization algorithms Experience designing software applications for safety critical systems Experience building and managing engineering teams *Compensation*:The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.The salary range for this role is $198,900.00 to $304,800.00. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position. *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.General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, **email**us or call us at 800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.Our diverse team of employees bring their collective passion for engineering, technology and design to deliver on our vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion. We are looking for adventure-seekers and imaginative thought leaders to help us transform mobility.We are determined to lead change for the world through technology, ingenuity and harnessing the creativity of our diverse team. Join us to help lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all by becoming a member of GM’s . As a part of our Talent Community, you will receive updates about GM, open roles, career insights and more.Please note that filling out the form below will not add you to our Talent Community automatically; you will need to use the link above.
If you are seeking to apply to a specific role, we encourage you to click “Apply Now” on the job posting of interest. #J-18808-Ljbffr