Senior Technical Program Manager, Simulation

Job Description

Senior Technical Program Manager Simulation

At General Motors our product teams are redefining mobility. Through a human-centered design process we create vehicles and experiences that are designed not just to be seen but to be felt. Were turning todays impossible into tomorrows standard from breakthrough hardware and battery systems to intuitive design intelligent software and next-generation safety and entertainment features.

Every day our products move millions of people as we aim to make driving safer smarter and more connected shaping the future of transportation on a global scale.

The Role

As a Senior Technical Program Manager for Simulation you will lead test creation strategy and execution for GMs enterprise Autonomous Driving Program.

In this role you will help build and scale simulation-based test products that enable rapid development of our AV stack and validate readiness for real-world deployment. Work spans architecture safety requirements model development data labeling and continuous iteration all in close partnership with engineering product and operations. This is a highly visible opportunity to shape how simulation accelerates autonomy at enterprise scale.

What Youll Do

• Own and evolve the roadmap for simulation test creation across key AV driving behaviors balancing immediate delivery with long-term scalability

• Partner cross-functionally with engineering product and operations to translate real-world driving scenarios into high-quality simulation tests

• Define and monitor KPIs program metrics and validation milestones to ensure confidence in simulation outputs and ML performance

• Identify risks early across software data and operations and drive clear mitigation plans

• Lead program reviews and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Improve how simulation tests are created labeled and validated to increase speed quality and repeatability

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 5 years of experience in technical program management systems engineering or a related role with exposure to AI/ML robotics or complex software systems

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or a related technical field

• Experience working across cross-functional programs involving software data and/or hardware

• Strong project management fundamentals including planning prioritization and execution tracking

• Clear effective communicator with the ability to collaborate across engineering partners and customers

• Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to inform decisions and improve outcomes

• Self-driven proactive and comfortable operating in a fast-paced evolving environment

• Familiarity with Agile development practices and tools such as Jira and Confluence

What will give you a competitive edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Exposure to vendor or partner management particularly in data or test-related workflows is a plus

• Exposure to autonomous vehicles robotics or simulation-based development (industry academic or internship experience)

• Background in automotive aerospace defense or other safety-critical environments

• Familiarity with test strategy validation processes or simulation tooling

• Experience improving processes or helping scale programs as complexity grows

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position as well as geography of the selected candidate.

• The salary range for this role is $106600 - $192700. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance job level and individual performance.

• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical dental vision Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Accounts retirement savings plan sickness and accident benefits life insurance paid vacation & holidays tuition assistance programs employee assistance program GM vehicle discounts and more.

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