Senior Robotics Engineer (Dynamics and Controls)

General Motors (GM)

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Work type: Remote
Location: Mountain View, CA
Salary: $158,000–$241,900 / yr
Posted: 14 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Robotics Engineer (Dynamics and Controls)

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As a Senior Robotics Engineer (Dynamics and Controls), you will serve as a senior individual contributor within the Local Planner Controller team in Embodied AI. You will provide technical leadership for vehicle dynamics, estimation, and controls systems used in the Super Cruise system. Your daily responsibilities include formulating and solving optimization problems regarding kinematic feasibility, collision avoidance, and ride comfort while architecting system designs and interface contracts with perception and planning systems. You will drive feature development, lead technical reviews, and establish verification strategies involving simulation and on-road testing. The role requires expertise in optimal controls, trajectory optimization, and vehicle dynamics using C++ and Python. You will solve complex integration issues for active safety and driver assistance features, ensuring the delivery of reliable, scalable autonomy capabilities within a large, distributed development environment.

Skills

C++ Python Control Theory Trajectory Optimization Motion Planning Vehicle Dynamics ROS Numerical Optimization Automated Testing safety critical systems Simulation AV ADAS

What you'll do

Develop vehicle dynamics and controls software for the Super Cruise system.
Architect system designs and interface contracts with perception, prediction, and planning systems.
Solve optimization problems involving kinematic feasibility, collision avoidance, and ride comfort.
Establish verification and validation strategies using simulation and on-road testing gates.
Lead root-cause investigations for complex integration issues using data-driven techniques.
Drive software engineering best practices and lead technical reviews across the organization.
Improve software reliability through continuous integration, automated testing, and code reviews.

What we're looking for

Ph.D. or M.S. in controls, optimization, path planning, or a related field.
B.S. degree with strong work experience in the field may be considered.
3+ years of experience in motion planning or a related field.
Deep understanding of optimal controls and trajectory optimization algorithms.
Strong grasp of classical and modern feedback control theory and techniques.
Solid understanding of vehicle dynamics.
Demonstrated track record of building high quality autonomous software systems.
Experience with C++/Python in a large, distributed development environment.

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