General Motors

Principal ML Engineer – Embodied AI Scaling Foundations

General Motors

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Mountain ViewCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $259,000 - $396,700 per year

Job Level

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.