Senior Software Engineer – AV/ADAS Object Fusion

General Motors

Senior Software Engineer developing advanced driver assistance software for GM's autonomy platforms. Leading software development initiatives and mentoring junior engineers in perception and vehicle integration.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeMilford • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain ADS/ADAS software solutions supporting GM’s production and future autonomy platforms
Contribute to the Object Fusion pipeline by integrating and fusing data from multiple sensor modalities (e.g., camera, radar, lidar, ultrasonics) to form an accurate and reliable understanding of the driving environment
Translate system-level requirements into robust, scalable software architectures and algorithms
Lead perception solutions that support multi-disciplinary efforts like planning, controls, validation, and vehicle integration teams
Mentor and guide junior engineers through technical reviews, best practices, and hands-on collaboration
Drive continuous improvement in software quality, safety, performance, and development processes
Support safety-critical development practices aligned with automotive standards and production release requirements
Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Engineering (Electrical, Computer, Mechatronics, System Design, Mechanical, Chemical or equivalent)
Knowledge of ADAS/ADS concepts, automotive perception systems, or real-time embedded platforms
5+ years experience with the architect, design, and implementation of embedded software solutions leveraging these aspects: Producing scalable code in C, C++, or Simulink
Optimizing code for speed, memory usage, etc.
Validating the solutions by means of unit and/or systems level testing
Creating technical documentation to communicate solutions
Familiarity with AV/ADAS products, in particular GM product offerings
Knowledge of communication protocols like CAN and Ethernet.
Experience with signal processing filtering methodologies
Experience of Kalman filtering design and data association strategies
Experience with embedded code topics like data coherency, data buffering, serial data parsing
Application of data validation pipelines and processes used to test code
Proficient with SW management tools (GitHub, Jira, VS Code, etc)
Proficient with data analysis tools (Matlab, python, etc)
Can execute testing on various test platforms; vehicle, hardware-in-the-loop and/or software-in-the-loop testing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

CC++Simulinkembedded softwareunit testingsystems level testingsignal processingKalman filteringdata validationscalable code

Soft Skills

mentoringcommunicationcollaborationleadershipcontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Engineering