State Estimation Engineer - Localization

About the role

Drive the design, development, and deployment of advanced solutions for state estimation, localization, sensor calibration and more. Lead and architect critical infrastructure for validating localization and sensor calibration systems, and for continuously monitoring localization performance on deployed vehicles. Help to ensure high software quality, through build-out of continuous integration components such as regression test suites and simulation scenarios. Own ownership of vital tools used by our teams for prototyping new solutions, debugging issues observed on real vehicles, and accelerating development of test infrastructure. Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering groups, ensuring seamless integration of localization, sensor alignment, and other capabilities into autonomous vehicle systems. Influence technical roadmaps, shaping strategic priorities aligned with company objectives and product milestones.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design, development, and deployment of advanced solutions for state estimation, localization, sensor calibration and more.
• Lead and architect critical infrastructure for validating localization and sensor calibration systems, and for continuously monitoring localization performance on deployed vehicles.
• Help to ensure high software quality, through build-out of continuous integration components such as regression test suites and simulation scenarios.
• Own ownership of vital tools used by our teams for prototyping new solutions, debugging issues observed on real vehicles, and accelerating development of test infrastructure.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering groups, ensuring seamless integration of localization, sensor alignment, and other capabilities into autonomous vehicle systems.
• Influence technical roadmaps, shaping strategic priorities aligned with company objectives and product milestones.

Requirements

• Master's or B.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience developing and deploying software for real-time applications and/or cloud infrastructure.
• 1+ years of background in state estimation and/or sensor calibration.
• Strong software engineering proficiency, particularly in C++ and Python, alongside extensive hands-on experience with development, integration, and testing tools.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, comfortable influencing technical strategy and guiding engineering excellence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bonus AV/ADAS experience is a big plus.

Skills

• Master's or B.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience developing and deploying software for real-time applications and/or cloud infrastructure.
• 1+ years of background in state estimation and/or sensor calibration.
• Strong software engineering proficiency, particularly in C++ and Python, alongside extensive hands-on experience with development, integration, and testing tools.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, comfortable influencing technical strategy and guiding engineering excellence across the organization.

Benefits

• 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 $138,200.00 to $211,700.00. 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: 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.

Pay

The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

Schedule

This role is based remotely but if you live within a 50-mile radius of Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, Warren, Milford or Mountain View, you are expected to report to that location three times per week, at minimum.