Sr Manager, AV Behavior Safety Engineering (GPSSC)

General Motors is a leader in automotive innovation, and they are seeking a Senior Manager for AV Behavior Safety Engineering. This role involves leading the strategy and execution for defining, measuring, and validating the safety of automated driving systems, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the deployment of safe autonomous vehicle technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Reference and interpret standards such as ISO 21448 (SOTIF), ISO 5083, and AVSC best practices to define GM’s strategy for safe autonomous system development, validation and deployment
• Own the behavior-focused portion of the ADS Safety Case, including key claims, sufficiency criteria, and recommended evidence for AV behavior safety performance
• Collaborate with Software Validation, Embodied AI, Simulation, and Safety Metrics teams to define the end-to-end AV behavior validation methodology for AI-driven systems
• Set the strategy for how we systematically break down ODDs and how performance is validated per behavior and in aggregate
• Collaborate on evaluation metrics, human benchmarks, and safety launch targets for AV behaviors and overall system performance. This includes supporting development of safety performance indicators (SPIs) for AV behaviors
• Assess AV performance across safety and reliability dimensions using simulation, closed-course, and public-road data and provide clear, prioritized feedback to engineering teams
• Define and run an assurance process to verify the sufficiency criteria and safety targets to support launch readiness
• Hire, lead, and develop a high-performing AV behavior safety engineering team
• Set clear goals and expectations, provide coaching and mentorship, and grow the team’s technical depth in AV behavior safety, validation, and safety case development

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in machine learning, engineering, data science, or a related field
• 8+ years in autonomous vehicle or robotics development or related field
• Demonstrated experience working on production-intent AV programs
• Track record providing technical safety leadership in AV development (e.g., defining safety strategies, risk assessments, validation methodologies, safety case contributions)
• Deep understanding of AV behavior development: defining ODDs, behaviors, and evaluation criteria; analyzing simulation, closed-course, and public-road test data; and generating prioritized, actionable recommendations for developers
• Experience applying AV safety standards and best practices, such as ISO 5083, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), and AVSC practices
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, including the ability to explain complex technical tradeoffs to executives and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams (Software, AI/ML, Systems Engineering, Product, Program Management, Operations) without direct authority
• Strong problem-solving mindset, comfort with ambiguity, and a proactive attitude toward learning and continuous improvement
• 3+ years of people leadership experience, including hiring, leading, and growing high-performing technical teams
• Masters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field
• Programming & Frameworks: Python, R, Java, PySpark, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, LangChain, SQL
• Machine Learning & AI: Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, RAG, Deep learning, Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), SVM, XGBoost, Random Forest, Decision Trees, Clustering
• Cloud & Big Data Platforms: Microsoft Azure (Data Lake, Machine Learning, Databricks), AWS (S3, SageMaker, Bedrock) or Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Dataflow, AI Platform)
• Deployment & MLOps: MLflow, Model Monitoring & Versioning, Docker & Kubernetes, GitHub, Jira
• Data Analysis & Visualization: Tableau, PowerBI, Pandas, NumPy