Role overview

Staff ML Engineer- Embodied AI Scaling Foundations

Requirements and responsibilities

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Why Join Us?

  • Scale up AV foundation model pre-training and fine-tuning with data to its maximum capacity – into billions+ of examples - across different sources, delivering the maximum value to the model through every additional example.
  • Work with cutting-edge technology and a collaborative, high-impact team of AI/ML engineers, data scientists and engineers who are passionate about leveraging advanced AI techniques to drive innovation for L2, L3 and L4 applications.
  • Contribute to the safety, reliability, and scalability of next-generation autonomous vehicles.

Details

  • Design and implement ML solutions aligned with GM’s autonomous driving objectives.
  • Apply techniques such as unsupervised pre-training, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, model scaling/selection, foundation modeling, to solve problems in object detection/tracking/classification, trajectory generation, and safe AI.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy models and algorithms into onboard driving systems.
  • Contribute to applied research efforts and remain current with advancements in ML frameworks and methods.
  • Design and build efficient infrastructure, pipelines, and tooling to facilitate fast-pace model iterations.
  • Drive technical execution from prototyping through production deployment, documenting learnings and best practices.
  • Support and mentor engineers through technical collaboration and code reviews, fostering knowledge sharing and engineering excellence.
  • Bachelor’s,Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or related field.
  • Experience working with large-scale foundation models and alignment methods applied to real-world systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver applied ML solutions under real-world constraints and timelines.
  • Proficiency in PyTorch and Python.
  • Experience building and scaling model training pipelines enabling efficient iteration across teams.
  • Strong data processing skills using tools such as NumPy, Pandas, and Apache Spark.
  • Strong communication skills enabling effective collaboration across engineering teams.
  • Experience deploying ML models into production environments and understanding end-to-end deployment workflows.
  • Experiencein robotics or autonomous driving systems preferred.

Why Join Us?

  • The salary range for this role is $189,000 to $300,000. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

Why Join Us?

  • Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits:

  • 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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