Staff ADAS System Safety Engineer – ADAS Sensors, Controllers

General Motors

Staff Systems Safety Engineer at General Motors leading safety for ADAS sensors and controllers, applying functional safety expertise to drive advancements in autonomous vehicle features.

Posted 5/24/2026full-timeWarren • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a technical team of ADAS System Safety Engineers to develop systems safety analysis, hazard identification, and risk mitigations using both qualitative and quantitative methods for responsible hardware
Perform safety product reviews prior to safety formal review to ensure a quality delivery
Collaborate with product engineering, software engineering, development, verification, and validation teams to ensure safety deliverables on time
Guide development of external suppliers to facilitate timely delivery of safety critical system content
Stay abreast of new technology and safety analysis techniques
Mentor & develop internal and external organizational partners (including Global teams) on safety critical system and process-specific knowledge

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering Computer Science, or another related Engineering degree
7+ years of engineering experience in functional safety with safety critical systems in Automotive industry
Ability to understand complex technical systems
Strong project management skills
Ability to provide technical leadership and mentorship to diverse team members
Hands-on experience with hazard analysis, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), software safety analysis, and other safety analysis tools and techniques
Expert and certificate of ISO 26262 or other functional safety standards such as IEC 61508, IEC 62304, or DO-178C
Understanding of standards of ISO 21448 (Safety of the Intended Function)
Understanding of emerging standards of ISO 8800 AI/ML (Road vehicles — Safety and artificial intelligence), ISO8926 and ISO5083 etc
Understanding of fundamentals of Semiconductor and SoC (System on Chip)
Experience with Object Sensing technologies (camera, radar, lidar), ADAS controller
Experience working with safety diagnostic monitors
DFSS Black Belt

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

hazard analysisFault Tree Analysis (FTA)software safety analysisproject managementtechnical leadershipObject Sensing technologiesADAS controllersafety diagnostic monitorsSemiconductorSystem on Chip (SoC)

Soft Skills

mentorshipcollaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingteam leadershipadaptabilitytechnical understandingtime managementquality assurance

Certifications

ISO 26262DFSS Black Belt