
Staff Machine Learning Engineer – Mapping
General Motors
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • California • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $185,100 - $335,300 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Architect and lead ML-driven map reconstruction systems that operate at national scale using multi-modal sensor data (camera, lidar, radar, vehicle signals).
- Design and implement end-to-end pipelines for offline map reconstruction, including data mining, labeling strategies, model training, evaluation, and production deployment.
- Define technical strategy and system architecture for next-generation mapping capabilities, balancing ML innovation with robustness, safety, and operational scalability.
- Lead the development and adoption of state-of-the-art computer vision and ML techniques (e.g., detection, segmentation, 3D reconstruction, BEV representations) applied to mapping problems.
- Own cross-functional technical initiatives, working closely with Perception, Localization, Simulation, and Platform teams to define interfaces, data contracts, and integration points.
- Drive technical excellence through design reviews, mentorship, and technical guidance for senior and staff-level engineers across teams.
- Diagnose and resolve system-level issues across data pipelines, ML models, and production workflows.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for ML-based mapping and reconstruction within Mapping and across the AV organization.
- Contribute to technical roadmaps, hiring, and capability building for ML and CV expertise within the Mapping org.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning or computer vision systems in production environments.
- Strong foundation in computer vision, machine learning, or robotics, with hands-on experience designing and training ML models.
- Proficiency in Python for ML development; familiarity with C++ or other systems languages is a plus.
- Experience building large-scale data pipelines for ML, including dataset curation, labeling workflows, training, and evaluation.
- Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional technical initiatives with high autonomy and influence.
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field, or equivalent industry experience.
- Strong systems thinking — ability to reason about end-to-end ML systems, not just individual models.
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.
- Upon successful completion of a motor vehicle report review, you will be eligible to participate in a company vehicle evaluation program, through which you will be assigned a General Motors vehicle to drive and evaluate.
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningcomputer visiondata miningmodel trainingmodel evaluationproduction deploymentPythonC++data pipelines3D reconstruction
Soft Skills
leadershiptechnical guidancementorshipcross-functional collaborationsystems thinkingproblem-solvingautonomyinfluence
Certifications
BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer SciencePhD in Computer ScienceBS in Electrical EngineeringMS in Electrical EngineeringPhD in Electrical EngineeringBS in RoboticsMS in RoboticsPhD in Robotics