Safety Systems Engineer – AD/ADAS Systems
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Staff Systems Engineer – AV Platform
General Motors
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Warren • California, Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $157,100 - $258,500 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Lead the end-to-end systems engineering for embedded autonomous vehicle (AV) and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) platforms
- Define, document, and manage system-level requirements, ensuring traceability and alignment with product and safety goals
- Develop and maintain system architecture, balancing trade-offs in compute resources (CPU, GPU, NPU), memory (RAM), and communication bandwidth (Ethernet)
- Perform system resource allocation, profiling, and optimization to meet performance, power, latency, and reliability targets
- Collaborate cross-functionally with software architecture, firmware, hardware, validation, and vehicle integration teams to ensure cohesive system design and implementation
- Drive technical roadmap planning and contribute to strategic decisions on future platform capabilities and scalability
- Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies related to system integration and performance
- Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and innovation within the team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Master’s or PhD preferred
- Minimum 8+ years of systems engineering experience, ideally within embedded systems, automotive, robotics, or related industries
- Proven track record of leading system architecture design and resource allocation for complex embedded platforms
- Deep understanding of AV/ADAS domain including embedded computing platforms, sensor integration, and real-time constraints
- Strong expertise in system performance analysis and optimization, including CPU/GPU/NPU architectures, memory hierarchies, and network bandwidth management
- Experience with platform systems engineering: device power management, I/O, internal & external communication
- Experience with edge compute SoC and MCU architectures
- Hands-on experience with system modeling, simulation tools, and requirements management frameworks
- Experience working with Ethernet-based automotive networks (e.g., Automotive Ethernet, TSN)
- Familiarity with safety standards and practices (ISO 26262, ASPICE) is a plus
- Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-disciplinary teams
- Proven ability to navigate and solve problems characterized by high ambiguity.
Benefits
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
systems engineeringsystem architectureresource allocationperformance optimizationembedded systemssensor integrationreal-time constraintssystem modelingsimulation toolsrequirements management
Soft skills
communication skillsproblem-solvingmentoringcross-disciplinary collaborationtechnical excellenceinnovation
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degreePhDISO 26262ASPICE
