
Principal ML Engineer – Embodied AI Scaling Foundations
General Motors
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Mountain View • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $259,000 - $396,700 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Drive the design, development, and deployment of advanced onboard ML models, delivering end-to-end solutions capable of real-time inference and robust autonomous driving performance.
- Lead and architect complex machine learning projects, from conception through validation to onboard implementation, emphasizing scalability, robustness, and safety-critical operation.
- Champion innovation in neural network architectures, training methodologies, and inference optimization strategies suited for real-time onboard deployment.
- Provide technical mentorship and thought leadership, elevating engineering practices, and fostering ML innovation across teams.
- Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering groups, ensuring seamless integration of ML capabilities into autonomous vehicle systems.
- Influence technical roadmaps, shaping strategic ML priorities aligned with company objectives and product milestones.
Requirements
- Master's or Ph.D. in Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of modern machine learning techniques
- Extensive experience developing and deploying advanced ML systems, particularly in end-to-end real-time onboard applications.
- Proven track record as a technical leader and expert in developing robust deep learning models that directly map sensor data to actionable outputs within safety-critical systems.
- Deep expertise in state-of-the-art computer vision techniques, neural architectures, representation learning, real-time inference, model optimization, and robustness under uncertainty.
- Strong software engineering proficiency, particularly Python and C++, alongside extensive hands-on experience with modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX).
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
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningdeep learningcomputer visionneural network architecturesreal-time inferencemodel optimizationrepresentation learningPythonC++ML frameworks
Soft Skills
technical mentorshipthought leadershipcollaborationinnovationengineering practices
Certifications
Master's degreePh.D.