General Motors · 2 months ago
Sr Sound Designer
Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expGeneral Motors is seeking a highly creative and technically skilled Sound/Audible Designer to join their team. This role focuses on developing and integrating innovative sound experiences across their portfolio of vehicles, balancing user needs, technical constraints, and product objectives.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleInformation ServicesManufacturingTransportation
No H1B
Responsibilities
Develop an advanced sound strategy for the GM portfolio, collaborating with leadership to convert brand identities into musical language and frequency
Collaborate with Advanced Design, UX/UI teams, and the Noise & Vibration (N&V) center to create a comprehensive Sound Journey Map for vehicle audio. Integrate audio considerations into all areas of vehicle design and development
Design AI-based conversational and multimodal experiences, advocating for usability and user-centered design principles. Leverage usability testing, various research methodologies, and user stories to contribute to requirements
Utilize expertise in sound creation/production tools (Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Matlab) to craft compelling audio experiences for all GM brands
Promote conversation design best practice standards, reusable interactional patterns, and processes. Document design requirements, including sample dialogs, conversational flow diagrams, prototypes, and multimodal flows to communicate convey voice and haptic interactions and design ideas that leverage AI
Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand priorities, collaborate on actions to implement product and service solutions, and ensure a connected end-to-end user experience
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience creating conversational design or automotive audio experiences
Formal education in classical music, music theory, musical history, or commensurate work experience
Proficient in common design tools (e.g.Figma, VoiceFlow, ProtoPie, etc)
Proven experience in sound design and production, with a portfolio demonstrating expertise, craft, aesthetics, research, and depth of thought
Demonstrated experience with creating interactive prototypes for multimodal experiences (voice, sound, visuals, touch, chat, etc)
Previous experience designing for Generative or Agentive AI-powered experiences (prompt engineering/prompt chaining). Basic understanding of machine learning & natural language processing (NLP) fundamentals
Skilled in creative problem-solving, effective communication, and maintaining meticulous attention to detail while working independently in a dynamic production environment
Preferred
Advanced understanding of Conversational AI Technologies, foundational elements of Conversation Design and LLMs
Proven demonstration of excellence in storytelling to executive audiences and cross-functional stakeholder groups. Ability to communicate technical concepts verbally and in writing to non-technical audiences
Demonstrated subject matter expertise in research and testing for conversational experiences
A portfolio that showcases subject matter expertise and ability to flexible support sound design, user experience design, and multimodal experiences
Benefits
Total Rewards resources
Company
General Motors
General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.51BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2024-10-31Grant· $8M
2024-07-11Grant· $500M
Leadership Team
Mary Barra
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Tony Cervone
Senior Vice President, Global Communications
Recent News
2026-01-24
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