Senior Engineering Manager, Autonomy Evaluation Applications
Core
Lead the Autonomy Evaluation Applications team to measure driving quality, identify system limitations, and steer engineering decisions for GM's autonomous driving program.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Autonomy Evaluation)
Builds
Evaluation applications, scene classifiers, and decision-support tools for autonomous vehicle testing and release.
Domain
Autonomous driving, robotics, ML evaluation, applied data science
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Autonomous systems/robotics/ML evaluation leadership, people management (managers/tech leads), strategy & roadmap ownership, stakeholder engagement, Python/SQL, statistical analysis, ambiguous problem solving
Preferred skills
Autonomous driving/field robotics experience, validation/release decision evidence, subsystem evaluation (perception/prediction/planning/localization), VLM/LLM application, mixed team leadership, data visualization
Technologies
Python, SQL, VLMs, LLMs
Responsibilities
Own strategy, roadmap, and quarterly plans for Eval Applications; build trusted relationships with partner teams; run the loop from observed behavior to ranked problems to fixes; set org-level measures of evaluation quality; maintain technical bar through design/code reviews; bring in new methods like AI-assisted development; turn results into clear recommendations for leadership; hire, develop, and retain talent; resolve cross-team conflicts; align stakeholders on priorities.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership