ML Validation Research Engineer - Early Career

General Motors•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

The ML Validation Research Engineer - Early Career will contribute to applied machine learning research focused on improving verification and validation of ML components used in robotics and autonomous driving systems. This role centers on simulation-based evaluation, performance monitoring and issue observability, uncertainty modeling, scenario coverage automation, and transforming advanced ML research into working prototypes that enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and coverage of ML system validation.

Requirements

B.Sc or MS in ML, Robotics, Computer Science, or work related experience
Strong proficiency in Python, PyTorch/JAX/TensorFlow
Demonstrated ability to translate complex ML research ideas into functional prototypes
Experience integrating ML evaluation into CI/CD pipelines
Proven research impact through published work, internal tools, or patents
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally

Responsibilities

Prototype research concepts into performant tools integrated into CI/CD and large-scale validation pipelines.
Develop AI-tools to improve performance monitoring and observability for autonomous vehicle stack
Advance ML research for open and and closed loop simulation validation.
Develop AI-centric automations to make issue triage and root cause analysis more scalable
Develop scenario generation, coverage-guided testing, and rare-event discovery tooling.
Create robust metrics, predictors, uncertainty and Out-of-Distribution detection methods for autonomy ML systems.
Evaluate deep learning modules across perception, prediction, and planning in realistic sensor and traffic simulation.
Improve behavioral coverage and hazard-aligned metrics used in release readiness decision making.
Collaborate with Simulation, Safety, Systems Engineering, and cross-functional partners.
Author technical documentation, white papers, and contribute to validation methodology standards.