Engineering Manager - Sensor Alignment

General Motors

Austin, Texas, USA
Base: $218,800.00 to $335,300.00; bonus/equity: an...
Fully remote
Sensor alignment and calibration stack
Multi-sensor calibration and state estimation
C++ and python development
Lead and grow the Sensor Alignment team, managing senior engineers and technical leads responsible for state estimation and sensor calibration systems

Job Summary

  • Lead and grow the Sensor Alignment team, managing senior engineers and technical leads responsible for state estimation and sensor calibration systems.
  • Define the long-term architecture and roadmap for onboard and offboard calibration, state estimation, and alignment infrastructure, partnering with senior technical leaders.
  • Own a critical safety lever where sensor alignment directly impacts perception quality, localization accuracy, and ultimately the safety envelope of AV behavior.

Matching Summary

Lead and grow the Sensor Alignment team, managing senior engineers and technical leads responsible for state estimation and sensor calibration systems.

Salary

Base: $218,800.00 to $335,300.00; Bonus/Equity: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance; Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Sensor alignment and calibration stack
  • Multi-sensor calibration and state estimation
  • C++ and Python development
  • Real-time onboard calibration
  • Offline and cloud-based calibration pipelines
  • Robotics, estimation theory, machine learning

Nice-to-have

  • Human-centered design process
  • Breakthrough hardware and battery systems
  • Intuitive design, intelligent software
  • Next-generation safety and entertainment features
  • Shaping the future of transportation

Key Requirements

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering
  • Proven experience managing and scaling high-performing engineering teams
  • Strong background in sensor calibration, state estimation, and/or localization
  • Solid software engineering proficiency in C++ and Python
  • Experience delivering production-grade software systems
  • Demonstrated ability to balance long-term architectural investments
  • History of establishing metrics, monitoring, and alerting

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