Job Description

The Role

As a Principal Software Engineer in the Vehicle AI division you will be the technical cornerstone of our smart cabin initiatives. You will architect design and deploy low-latency high-performance AI software that runs directly on edge hardware within the vehicle.

You wont just be writing code; you will define the technical roadmap mentor senior engineers and collaborate across hardware UI/UX and vehicle software teams to bring intelligent featureslike natural language voice assistants driver monitoring systems (DMS) and predictive cabin personalizationto life.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Design scalable secure and real-time software architectures for AI-driven features running on automotive-grade compute platforms (e.g. Qualcomm Snapdragon Digital Chassis NVIDIA DRIVE).

• Edge AI Optimization: Lead the deployment and optimization of machine learning models (LLMs computer vision audio processing) for resource-constrained edge devices using TensorRT ONNX or similar frameworks.

• System Integration: Oversee the integration of AI pipelines with foundational infotainment operating systems particularly Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and QNX.

• Cross-Functional Strategy: Partner with product managers data scientists and hardware engineers to balance feature ambition with compute constraints.

• Mentorship & Excellence: Elevate the engineering culture by establishing best practices for code quality CI/CD rigorous testing and system performance profiling. Set the standard for technical excellence within the division.

• Prototyping: Rapidly prototype new AI concepts and evaluate emerging frameworks to keep GM at the cutting edge of automotive technology.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: 10 years of professional software engineering experience with at least 3 years in a technical leadership or architectural role.

• Programming: Expert-level proficiency in modern C (C14/17/20) and Python.

• Domain Expertise: Proven track record of shipping commercial software in automotive infotainment robotics consumer electronics or other deeply embedded systems.

• AI/ML Deployment: Hands-on experience optimizing and deploying ML models to edge hardware (NPU/GPU/DSP utilization quantization pruning).

• OS Knowledge: Deep understanding of POSIX-compliant operating systems Linux internals or RTOS (QNX VxWorks).

• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Android Automotive OS (AAOS) specifically Vehicle HAL (VHAL) and native C services.

• Experience building or integrating advanced Voice Assistants (ASR NLU TTS) or Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) into embedded environments.

• Familiarity with automotive functional safety standards (ISO 26262 ASIL) and cybersecurity protocols.

• Advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.) focusing on Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning or Embedded Systems.

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 (238000 and 365000). 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: 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.

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