Senior Autonomy Behavior Validation Engineer

General Motors

Senior Autonomy Behavior Validation Engineer at GM focused on simulating autonomous vehicle behaviors and validation strategies. Collaborating with teams to enhance coding quality and automation in the AV organization.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $129,400 - $198,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQLSwitching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build validation critics and agentic workflows to evaluate autonomy behavior, automate scenario review, and accelerate validation flows.
Drive simulation-based ML evaluation at scale by evaluating deep learning modules in realistic sensor and traffic simulation and expanding behavioral and scenario coverage tightly linked to ML models.
Translate validation strategies into production-quality code and automation pipelines that execute high-quality AV behavior analysis for continuous and scaled software release cycles.
Ensure the quality and reliability of behavior validation outputs through monitoring, alerting, automated checks, and continuous improvement of the underlying code and data pipelines.
Provide cross-functional collaboration across Simulation, Safety, Systems Engineering, and Autonomy focused on high-quality, automation-first software.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience and MS/PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
Background in autonomous vehicles.
Strong programming skills in Python and experience with SQL; exposure to C++ or another compiled language is preferred.
Experience writing clean, well-tested, and maintainable code for data processing, backend services, or scientific/analytical workflows.
Hands-on experience using AI agents, LLM-based tools, or workflow orchestration to automate parts of the development, validation, or operations lifecycle.
Experience working with large datasets to derive insights, build analyses, or drive decisions.
Strong analytical thinking skills with ability to interpret data and derive impactful conclusions.
Ability to adapt and operate under ambiguity, going from quick code prototypes to longer-term, production-ready solutions on brief time horizons.
Excellent communication skills, capable of switching between high-level and detailed technical discussions.
Curiosity and willingness to learn new tools and domains, especially in autonomous systems, robotics, and safety-critical software.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonSQLC++machine learningdata processingbackend servicesscientific workflowsautomation pipelinesbehavior analysisdata pipelines

Soft Skills

analytical thinkingcommunicationadaptabilitycuriositycollaboration

Certifications

MS in Computer SciencePhD in Computer Science