General Motors · 3 days ago
Senior Researcher – AI and Vehicle Controls, Reinforcement Learning
General Motors Research Labs is an applied research center focusing on creating and evaluating innovations for future vehicles. As a Senior Researcher, you will lead research in applied AI and Controls, developing technologies that will change the future of mobility while collaborating with academic and industry partners.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleInformation ServicesManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead research and/or experiments to validate research ideas in development
Write timely and high-quality research reports, external publications, and records of invention to document new ideas and research results in your area of research
Lead novel applied AI and Controls research
Develop AI/ML/Controls technologies that will change the future of mobility
Collaborate with world-class universities / industry partners while publishing research outcomes internally and externally
Explore, invent, innovate, implement, evaluate and test algorithms as an independent yet integral member of a research team
Identify research gaps, propose, plan and execute complex research projects
Maintain state-of-the-art technical expertise in AI/ML/Controls
Generate intellectual property, document results and publish papers
Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment including cross-functional global teams and research Universities
Develop requirements and evaluation metrics for AI/ML/Controls
Travel to GM’s Milford location as needed to conduct experiments and testing
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship
PhD or MSc with 3+ years of experience in AI, ML, computer science, engineering, physics or relevant areas
Expert-level knowledge in one or more of these areas: Control theory, autonomous agents, Robotics, and reinforcement learning
Must have experience creating and implementing control algorithms
Expertise in manipulating high-volume, high-dimensional data from varying sources with machine learning techniques
Experience in prototyping algorithms, implementing and testing software on hardware
Programming background: Python, AI/ML environments (PyTorch, TensorFlow, sklearn, etc.), Matlab, dSPACE
Strong analytical capabilities
Excellent verbal/written communication in English along with strong interpersonal skills
Passion for applying AI and Controls to impact the future of mobility
Preferred
Experience in applying reinforcement learning to real world problems
Experience in applying ML techniques to control theory problems
Expertise in vehicle dynamics
Company
General Motors
General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
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
Recent News
2026-01-09
2026-01-09
Company data provided by crunchbase