Senior Researcher – AI and Vehicle Controls, Reinforcement Learning
General MotorsWarren, Michigan, United States
Posted February 5, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
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Job Description
As a member of the Vehicle Controls group at General Motors Research Labs, you will lead research and/or experiments to validate research ideas in development and develop AI/ML/Controls technologies that will change the future of mobility.
Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- Total Rewards resources
- Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)