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This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Sunnyvale, CA three times per week at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.\nThe Role \nAs Engineering Manager for Planner Evaluation, you will be a senior contributor in the Motion Planning team at GM. We develop metrics, automated workflows, and analysis approaches that enable data-driven decisions across autonomy development and verification. In this role, you will lead a team with deep domain expertise in simulation and on-road evaluation workflows used to advance GMs Super Cruise portfolio. You will define the technical vision and multi-quarter roadmap for Planner Evaluation, drive design quality from architecture through validation, and align multiple teams to ship reliable, scalable evaluation solutions that meet Super Cruise program goals.\nWhat You’ll Do\nOwn multi-quarter roadmap designs and their realization for autonomy planner evaluation.\nGuide other developers through system design and implementation.\nEstablish verification and validation strategies for autonomy planning systems, including simulation and on-road testing.\nPartner with Safety, Systems Engineering, and Product to generate requirements for onboard systems.\nLead root-cause investigations for complex integration issues, using data-driven techniques and principled experimentation, proactively creating test plans for new features and defining useful metrics for analyzing performance.\nMentor engineers across teams, raising the bar on technical judgment, design quality, and execution discipline.\nImprove and deliver reliable software through continuous integration, automated testing, and code reviews.\nDevelop and oversee top-tier software engineers within a dynamic, fast-paced, and inclusive setting.\nLead technical reviews and drive software engineering best practices across the team and the larger organization.\nHelp define, build, and embody GM engineering culture and principles.\n Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)\nBachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, or related\n5+ years of experience in engineering analysis, ML evaluation, or autonomy analytics\n3+ years of experience evaluating dynamic systems using numerical and/or ML approaches, including time-series data and state derivatives\n3+ years of experience building and managing high-performing engineering teams\nStrong proficiency developing Python in production team environments, including testing, performance, and code review\nComfort working with C++ codebases, including reading, debugging, and instrumenting core algorithms\nStrong hands-on familiarity with data visualization libraries for large-scale analysis and reporting\nDemonstrated technical leadership, including driving architectural decisions, influencing cross-team designs, and owning complex services or platforms end-to-end\nStrong cross-functional communication and an ability to convert ambiguous evaluation needs into clear technical plans\nStrong analytical curiosity and a disciplined approach to root-causing anomalous data and system discrepancies\nPassion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world\n What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)\nSolid understanding of vehicle dynamics\nExpertise in Planning and Controls system design\nExperience evaluating robotics or AV systems using sensor data such as camera, lidar, and radar, and working with large-scale time-series analysis.\nStrong intuition for data visualization and the ability to turn high-dimensional metrics into clear, trustworthy views for technical and non-technical audiences.\nFamiliarity with statistical modeling, experimental design, and hypothesis testing for autonomy or simulation evaluation.\nProficiency in SQL and experience shaping logging, data schemas, and evaluation pipelines for large-scale autonomy testing and performance monitoring.\nExperience with ROS or similar robotics/IPC frameworks, log pipelines, and experiment databases or evaluation platforms.\nPrior experience with computational geometry, linear algebra, PyTorch, and ML techniques applied to perception, prediction, planning, or control.\nBackground contributing to release gating, risk assessment, and safety-related decisions for autonomy systems.\nExperience using AI-assisted development and analytics tools to improve engineering productivity and evaluation coverage.\nA background in robotics or the AV/ADAS industry\n Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of the California Bay Area.\nThe salary range for this role is ($218,800 - $335,300). The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position. \nBonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance. \nCompany Vehicle: 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. Note: program participants are required to purchase/lease a qualifying GM vehicle every four years unless one of a limited number of exceptions applies.\nThis Job may be eligible for relocation benefits.\n#LI-SA2\n\nAbout GM\nOur vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.\nWhy Join Us\nWe believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.\nBenefits Overview\nFrom day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.\nNon-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)\nGeneral Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.\nAll employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.\nWe encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.\nAccommodations\nGeneral Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us or call us at 1-800-865-7580. 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