Hybrid Senior ADAS System Safety Engineer

at General Motors

• Job title: Senior ADAS System Safety Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Warren, United States

About the role

• Senior ADAS System Safety Engineer shaping GM’s advanced driver assistance systems through safety process execution and cross-functional collaboration. Leading safety analysis and developing safety requirements for innovative vehicle technology.

Responsibilities

• Follow the GM System Safety Process, aligned with ISO 26262, to conduct functional safety work across ADAS longitudinal features
• Drive system safety analysis, hazard identification, and risk mitigation activities using both qualitative and quantitative methods
• Decompose complex, top‑level system functions to perform hazard analysis and derive clear, testable safety requirements
• Develop, own, and maintain system safety plans and deliverables aligned to program milestones and launch timelines
• Partner closely with cross‑functional teams (systems, software, hardware, validation, and program leadership) to develop and deploy a safety strategy that balances feature availability and performance
• Support definition of verification and validation plans that assess end‑to‑end implementation of safety requirements
• Lead and support resolution of safety issues identified during bench testing, vehicle integration, and on‑road development
• Coach and support cross‑functional teams on safety‑critical systems, processes, and best practices, consulting senior system safety engineers as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline
• 5+ years of engineering experience in functional safety related to systems engineering, software engineering, product development, or other relevant fields
• Demonstrated ability to understand, analyze, and reason about complex, multi‑disciplinary technical systems
• Working knowledge of semiconductors and SoC (System on Chip) architectures within safety‑critical systems
• Strong technical leadership skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across highly cross‑functional teams
• Strong communication and project execution skills, with the ability to align technical work to program milestones
• Comfort operating in ambiguous problem spaces and applying structured problem‑solving approaches
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced environment with colleagues across local and global teams
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed (up to 5–10%)
• Experience developing safety cases for ADAS or automated driving features (preferred)
• Hands‑on experience applying ISO 26262, SOTIF, or related safety standards in production programs (preferred)
• Familiarity with FMVSS 127, NCAP, or other regulatory and consumer safety requirements (preferred)
• Experience performing HARA, FMEA, FTA, or other formal safety analysis techniques (preferred)
• Prior involvement in vehicle integration, validation, or road testing of safety‑critical systems (preferred)
• Experience working with embedded software, perception, controls, or vehicle dynamics teams (preferred)
• Ability to mentor others and help evolve system safety processes and best practices within a large, matrixed organization (preferred)

Benefits

• From day one, we're looking out for your well-being–at work and at home–so you can focus on realizing your ambitions.
• This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.