Job Details

Overview

At General Motors, our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process, we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen, but to be felt. We're turning today's impossible into tomorrow's standard — from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design, intelligent software, and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day, our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer, smarter, and more connected, shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

Role

As a Principal Technical Lead in Trajectory Generation within the Embodied AI organization, you will be a senior individual contributor driving cutting-edge end-to-end machine learning solutions directly impacting autonomous driving performance. Your role is pivotal in designing, architecting, and deploying advanced ML models to reliably and safely navigate diverse real-world scenarios and conditions. You'll lead critical technical initiatives, collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, mentor ML engineers, and significantly shape the future of onboard ML capabilities.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement technologies that align our models to GM's mission.

• Apply techniques such as RL, guidance, and selection to raise the performance of our models and provide a layer safety and reliability.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate & align distillation recipes of Robotics foundation models for onboard driving models.

• Conduct research and stay updated on the latest advancements in AI frameworks and libraries.

• Lead projects from ideation to deployment, documenting learnings and best practices along the way.

• Mentor junior team members and contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Your Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science with a focus in Robotics and/or Machine Learning, or a related field.

• Proven experience working with large-scale Foundation Models and alignment methods to translate research into real-world impact.

• Proven experience delivering applied research in the wild and maintaining best practices while working on tight deadlines.

• Proficiency in frameworks such as PyTorch and languages such as Python.

• Proven experience in building and scaling large model training pipelines that are performant and enable quick iteration by distributed teams.

• Strong data processing skills using tools like NumPy, Pandas, and Apache Spark.

• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders.

• Experience deploying foundation models into production environments and understanding the end-to-end process.

• Previous experience in Robotics or Autonomous Driving.

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.

• The salary range for this role is $269,400.00 to $412,600.00. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits

• Benefits: 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.

This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

Company 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.