
Principal ML Tech Lead Manager – Embodied AI, Onboard Autonomy
General Motors
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sunnyvale • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $296,300 - $423,900 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Define and drive the technical vision and architecture for trajectory generation systems used in autonomous driving
- Lead the development of ML-based trajectory generation models capable of handling complex and dynamic driving environments
- Architect scalable training pipelines using large-scale driving datasets and simulation environments
- Guide the integration of trajectory generation models into real-time onboard systems with strict latency and safety requirements
- Influence the design of next-generation embodied AI architectures for driving
- Mentor senior engineers and help develop the next generation of technical leaders
- Raise the bar for engineering excellence, modeling rigor, and production-quality systems
- Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and collaborative problem solving
- Lead complex technical initiatives spanning multiple teams across the autonomous driving stack
- Collaborate closely with teams working on data, perception, simulation, safety validation, onboard systems
- Define roadmaps and priorities aligned with product milestones and safety goals
- Drive solutions from research prototypes through production deployment
Requirements
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or related field
- Experience leading technical teams delivering production ML systems
- Deep expertise in one or more areas: robotics planning and control, imitation learning or reinforcement learning, generative models, large-scale machine learning systems
- Strong software engineering skills (Python, C++, or similar)
- Experience deploying ML models into real-world or safety-critical environments
- Demonstrated ability to define architecture and drive large technical initiatives across teams
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 and more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningtrajectory generationrobotics planningcontrol systemsimitation learningreinforcement learninggenerative modelslarge-scale machine learningPythonC++
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborative problem solvinginnovationownershipengineering excellencemodeling rigor
Certifications
MS in Computer SciencePhD in Computer ScienceMS in RoboticsPhD in RoboticsMS in Machine LearningPhD in Machine Learning