Staff ADAS Perception, Systems Design Engineer

Design requirements for  

• Perception requirements for object detection and tracking in multiple sensor domains (camera, radars, LiDAR, Ultrasonics, etc) 

• Generate, write and maintain: 

• System level requirements based on vehicle ODD and use cases 

• Acceptance Test Plans (ATP) requirements 

• DFMEA 

• Provide, technical leadership to execution teams (Capability engineers, Hardware Engineers, etc) for development and integration. 

• Define comprehensive design analysis of design solution 

• Provide, communicate, and support common best practices among System/Software community 

• Apply solid technical understanding, critical reasoning and a structured approach to solving problems in both familiar and unfamiliar domains 

• Define functional work splits and Interface Documents for major Hardware (HW), Software (SW) components interfacing and coordinating with subject matter experts in each area. 

• Analyze and negotiate requirements with internal and external stakeholders, trace their implementation throughout product development and integration 

• Develop, maintain and produce technical documentation and system/subsystem specifications with tools such as DNG, X-ray, Raphsody, Jira, Jama 

• Develop, maintain, refine models (Python and/or Matlab based) utilized for requirements generation 

• Support efforts for HiL/Mil/SiL capabilities 

• Partner with software, integration, and validation teams to ensure systems designs and technical solutions are communicated and executable 

• Promote a lean agile mindset aligning teams around customer value 

• Develop the strategic plan for global performance requirements and ensure appropriate metrics are in place to meet customer expectations. 

• Provide technical guidance and coaching to other teams. 

• Collaborate with other groups to shape the SW methodology and policy of GM autonomous driving SW 

• Lead FMEA and the allocation of identified failure modes to execution teams 

• Improve the efficiency and quality of Performance / Integration Standard Work by systematically driving vehicle-based tasks into virtual environments to support the goal of zero integration vehicles. 

• Participate with cross functional development team (System, SW) discussions to ensure alignment with peers and downstream customers in the product execution side of the business 

• Support roll out of new features and advance projects. 

• Support SUFS owners with information and additional data as required to resolve issues. 

• Support our global partners in the training and execution of Active Safety features 

• Occasionally travel internationally to lead all aspects of global teams 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related Engineering degree 

• Minimum 4 years of relevant job-related engineering experience 

• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to lead a technical team 

• Excellent technical and nontechnical written, oral communication and presentation skills combined with the ability to make engineering decisions based on available data and experience. 

• Hands-on Experience in system engineering requirement databases, e.g., DNG, X-Ray, Jama, DOORS,  etc.  

• Understanding and experience of perception software techniques and principals that enable automated driving technology 

• Manage multiple priorities while maintaining a commitment to the tasks at hand 

• Ability to identify problems, analyze varying courses of action to determine, recommend and negotiate optimal solutions and execute contingency plans 

• Ability to process a large amount of information flow, identify multiple parameters, interdependencies and inconsistencies to provide both high-level systems overview and deep subject matter expertise 

• Python scripting and Matlab experience 

• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally 

• Master of Science – Engineering or Master of Business Administration 

• Previous (4+ years) experience as a systems engineer in AV/ADAS perception environments  

• Proven track record of collaboration with software, integration, and validation teams to produce specifications and technical solutions for mission-critical or complex software products 

• Understanding and experience of Ultrasonics, Radar, Camera and LiDAR sensing modalities 

• Understanding and experience of World Model (Consumption of object data and vehicle reaction to object data) 

• Minimum 10 years of relevant job-related engineering experience