Principal Software Engineer - AMR Robot SW Architecture

The Robotics Software team is developing the next generation of autonomous robotic systems, focusing on autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and intelligent robotic platforms. We develop full-stack robotics capabilities—from perception and planning to control and system integration—bringing innovative, real-world autonomous solutions to the future of the work.**What You’ll Do*** Own and drive the end-to-end AMR software architecture, including autonomy, offboard systems, simulation, and validation.* Define system-level and block-level designs with clear interfaces, data flows, and subsystem boundaries.* Translate product strategy into scalable, production-ready software architectures aligned with business objectives.* Partner with hardware teams to ensure software design aligns with compute, sensor, and platform constraints.* Align and coordinate internal software teams, establishing ownership, integration contracts, and execution plans.* Ensure architecture is executed effectively through hands-on engagement, design reviews, and system integration support.* Evolve the architecture to support next-generation platforms, fleet-scale deployment, and emerging robotics/AI technologies.**Required Qualifications*** Master's degree or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.* 10+ years of experience in robotics, autonomous systems, or complex real-time software systems (or equivalent depth of expertise).We are seeking a Principal Architect for robotics software to define, lead, and execute the modern software architecture for autonomous mobile robot (AMR) systems deployed in manufacturing and industrial environments. This is a highly hands-on, cross-functional technical leadership role that bridges product vision, hardware capabilities, and multi-team software execution. In this tech leadership role, you will be responsible for shaping the sense–plan–act architecture, ensuring architectural consistency across autonomy, simulation, validation, and offboard systems, while actively contributing to design reviews, technical problem solving, and system bring-up. This role requires close alignment with product management, hardware teams, and internal software development sub-teams, as well as the ability to guide architecture evolution as platforms scale.Provide technical leadership and mentorship, promoting engineering standards, best practices, and cross-team knowledge sharing. Familiarity with ROS2 or comparable robotics middleware. Experience working in cross-functional, multi-team environments. **Preferred Qualifications:** Practical experience with machine learning and AI-driven autonomy. Proficiency with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.Familiarity with relevant open-source or industry-standard tools and libraries, such as: ORB-SLAM, VINS-Mono, GTSAM, Ceres; DETR, BEVFormer, BEVFusion, SAMv2.**Location:** This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the MTV office three times per week or any other frequency dictated by the business.**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 actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position, as well as geography of the selected candidate.

* The salary range for this role is $245,000 – $350,000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.* Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.**What you’ll get from us (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.* This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.#LI-CX1Proven experience influencing architecture across multiple product generations. 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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