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Principal Systems Engineer – AV Sensor Design
General Motors Company · 🇺🇸 4 Locations
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What General Motors Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles93 certified filings for “Design Release Engineer” (Mechanical Engineers) in MI: $126k–$153k, median $138k. Most were filed at wage level IV (69%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
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The US Department of Labor certified 606 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 267 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Description General Motors is developing hands-off and eyes-off autonomous driving systems intended for broad deployment across consumer vehicles. As part of this effort, GM is investing in sensors and architectures that can be integrated, validated, and operated reliably at scale across diverse vehicle programs and operating environments. We are seeking a principal systems engineer to join the AV Sensing Design team to lead the technical direction of lidar technology from system-level decisions as part of multi-modality sensing suites through to detailed evaluation of production paths. As a recognized authority on lidar technology, you will leverage your deep technical expertise to drive the technology path on optical path, signal processing, calibration, failure modes and own the trajectory of how lidars integrate with our autonomy products to achieve performance and cost-effective programs. You will work directly with component, Perception, localization, simulation, and vehicle teams to see performance and efficacy be realized on consumer vehicles. What You’ll Do You will get the opportunity to be part of the following: • Own the technical strategy for lidar development as a part of current and future autonomy program multi-modality sensing suites • Work alongside technical experts in sensors and perception to define leading-edge autonomy products • Lead trade studies taking into account performance, cost, and integration to influence the next-generation of lidar development • Evaluate data products from prototype and production platforms to assess opportunity for improvement • Work with production teams and vendors to see technology realized into production designs • Define lidar performance requirements to achieve next-generation autonomy capabilities with robustness across broad ODDs Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications) • Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Applied Physics or related field • 13+ years of experience in a remote sensing, lidar development, photonic system development or related, with a majority of that experience concentrated in lidars • Demonstrated role as a recognized lidar authority on a program or within an organization with decision making authority on technical direction of lidar technology development • Direct experience developing lidar hardware and signal processing as well as calibration methodology and data consumption or analysis • Experience with productionization challenges of lidar technology and the trade spaces therein • Deep command of lidar fundamentals and their practical impacts to design across optical link budget analysis, target phenomenology, detector physics, noise, laser safety, optical path design, window optics, spectrum selection, and signal processing techniques. • Experience developing robust solutions for weather and environmental effects • Experience developing lidar for autonomy products • Significant experience with SPAD lidars • Hands-on proficiency with data analysis and ability to lead root cause analysis and analytic efforts • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability effectively communicate technical strategy to a wide range of audiences of varying background What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications) • PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Applied Physics or related field • Patents, publications, or recognized industry contributions in lidar or electro-optical sensing • Experience working on L4 (or equivalent) autonomous vehicle programs with an understanding of autonomy behaviors • Experience developing or supporting simulation models • Knowledge of lidar perception models and sensor fusion consumption of lidar data, including h