The Staff Software Engineer - AI leads the development of AI solutions in Manufacturing, focusing on computer vision and machine learning systems. Responsibilities include defining AI capabilities, designing ML solutions, and driving best practices across teams.
Description
The Role
The Staff Software Engineer - Artificial Intelligence is responsible for supporting and reinforcing the adoption of AI Software Engineering across the Manufacturing IT organization with the goal of establishing significant improvements in the Manufacturing space relative to manufacturing productivity and efficiency.
The position will drive the identification, evaluation, and adoption of rapid, iterative, and incremental computer vision, machine learning, and deep learning software solutions together with Junior and Principal AI Engineers and our Manufacturing Engineering business partners.
We Are Looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Artificial Intelligence Who:
What You'll Do:
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
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 New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.
Benefits:
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
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Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
The Role
The Staff Software Engineer - Artificial Intelligence is responsible for supporting and reinforcing the adoption of AI Software Engineering across the Manufacturing IT organization with the goal of establishing significant improvements in the Manufacturing space relative to manufacturing productivity and efficiency.
The position will drive the identification, evaluation, and adoption of rapid, iterative, and incremental computer vision, machine learning, and deep learning software solutions together with Junior and Principal AI Engineers and our Manufacturing Engineering business partners.
We Are Looking for a Staff Software Engineer - Artificial Intelligence Who:
- Has a steadfast drive for excellence
- Challenges themselves and their peers
- Enjoys working collaboratively in cross-functional teams
- Demonstrates an excellent work ethic
- Has a strong ability and willingness to learn
- Excels in data science and deep learning
- Desires to deliver innovative solutions to complex problems
- Leads and generates technical solutions including specifying requirements, functional decomposition, analysis, development, and testing for current, new, and major programs
- Performs complex design analysis
- Specifies and balances system requirements
- Provides, communicates, and supports common best practices among the software community
What You'll Do:
- Definition and adoption of GM MFG AI capabilities.
- Identify opportunities to update and/or streamline the current AI and GM Robotics Engineering processes together with Manufacturing Engineering SMEs.
- Define and develop ML solutions in real-world environments.
- Computer Vision solutions in real-world environments.
- Ability to digest, design and deploy solutions based on research artifacts.
- Simulation
- Data Visualization
- Designing solutions at scale (minimize operational overhead).
- End to end understanding of systems and interfaces, so solutions can be built to fit within constraints.
Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
- Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Data Science
- In-depth Knowledge and experience with software development
- In-depth experience designing, training, testing and deploying deep learning models for vision applications
- In-depth experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or Keras
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- 10+ years of AI, ML, and/or data science experience
- In-depth Experience with Ops, MLOps and/or LLMOps
What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):
- PhD
- Publications
- In-depth knowledge of ML fundamentals
- Demonstrated experience in developing and deploying ML solutions for real world applications
- Experience in Cloud Technologies such as Docker, K8, and more generically on HPC platforms
- Knowledge in Java/C#, Python, SQL, C/C++
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to think outside the box
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 New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.
- The salary range for this role is 160,200 to 333,400. 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:
- 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.
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc.)
This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.
About GM
Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
Why Join Us
We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Total Rewards | Benefits Overview
From day one, we're looking out for your well-being-at work and at home-so you can focus on realizing your ambitions. Learn how GM supports a rewarding career that rewards you personally by visiting Total Rewards resources.
Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.
All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran or protected veteran, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications for each role and apply for any positions that match their skills and capabilities. Applicants in the recruitment process may be required, where applicable, to successfully complete a role-related assessment(s) and/or a pre-employment screening prior to beginning employment. To learn more, visit How we Hire.
Accommodations
General Motors offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us [email protected] or call us at 1-800-865-7580. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
Top Skills
AI
C#
C/C++
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Docker
Java
Keras
Kubernetes
Ml
Python
PyTorch
SQL
TensorFlow
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