Senior Robotics Engineer (dynamics And Controls)

Senior Software Engineer (Dynamics And Controls)

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.

As a Senior Software Engineer (Dynamics and Controls), 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 and controls systems used in GM’s Super Cruise system. You will contribute to vehicle dynamics and controls software, drive design quality from architecture through validation, and align multiple teams to ship reliable, scalable autonomy capabilities that meet company goals.

You will:

• Drive feature development for vehicle dynamics and controls software deployed to GM’s Super Cruise system.
• Architect and implement system designs and interface contracts with perception, prediction, and planning systems, ensuring deliverables meet performance targets and safety constraints.
• Lead technical reviews and drive software engineering best practices across the team and the larger organization.
• Contribute to Active Safety, Driver Assistance, and Super Cruise.
• Establish verification and validation strategies for the vehicle dynamics and controls software, including simulation and on-road testing validation gates.
• Partner with Safety, Systems Engineering, and Product to generate requirements for onboard systems.
• Lead root-cause investigations for complex integration issues, using data-driven techniques and principled experimentation, proactively creating test plans for new features and defining useful metrics for analyzing performance.
• Improve and deliver reliable software through continuous integration, automated testing, and code reviews.
• Help define, build, and embody GM engineering culture and principles.

You have:

• Ph.D., M.S. in controls, optimization, path planning, or related. B.S. with strong work experience in the field may be considered.
• 3+ years of experience in motion planning or related field.
• Deep understanding of optimal control and trajectory optimization algorithms.
• Good grasp of classical and modern feedback control theory and techniques.
• Solid understanding of vehicle dynamics.
• A demonstrated track record of building high quality autonomous software systems.
• Deep expertise in Planning and Controls system design.
• Experience with C++ / Python in a large, distributed development environment.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Passion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world.

Bonus points:

• A background in robotics, ROS, or the AV/ADAS industry.
• 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 $158,000.00 to $241,900.00. 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.

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.