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Staff AV Safety Engineer – Human Factors
General Motors. Provide technical leadership for human factors across the design, development, validation, deployment, and operation of GM automated driving systems .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in human factors engineering principles applied to safety-critical transportation systems, with a focus on hazard analysis, safety requirements, and operational controls. Proven ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and integrate research findings into actionable safety strategies.
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Human Factors EngineeringHazard Analysis (STPA, FTA, FMECA)Automated Vehicle Industry ExperienceTechnical Writing and CommunicationSafety Management Systems
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Hard Skills
Human Factors Engineering PrinciplesStructured Hazard AnalysisHuman-In-The-Loop StudiesOperational ControlsSafety Requirements TranslationData Analysis (Event Data, Video, Telemetry)Validation Criteria DevelopmentIncident AnalysisPerformance MonitoringFatigue Management
Soft Skills
Cross-Functional CommunicationTrust BuildingInfluencing SkillsPresentation SkillsFacilitation Skills
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Industry Keywords
Safety-Critical Transportation SystemsAutomated Driving SystemsHuman Factors Safety ExpertSafety CasesOperational SafetySOTIFSafety StandardsRegulatory ComplianceDesign RecommendationsTraining Guidance
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide technical leadership for human factors across the design, development, validation, deployment, and operation of GM automated driving systems
- Serve as a recognized human factors safety expert and advance AV safety strategy and best practices
- Lead or support cross-functional hazard analyses involving driver-automation interaction, operator performance, human error, mode confusion, and situational awareness
- Derive traceable requirements, mitigations, validation activities, and operational controls from human factors hazard assessments
- Provide safety technical direction for HMI features including moding, visual and non-visual alerts, escalations, driver monitoring systems, and driver displays
- Evaluate automated-system interactions under normal, degraded, and failure-related conditions
- Define human factors research questions, methods, execution strategies, and evaluation criteria
- Integrate research, field and test-vehicle data, incident reviews, operator feedback, and industry evidence into benchmarks and safety recommendations
- Lead analysis of incidents, safety events, operational deviations, and emerging concerns to identify human-error causal factors
- Provide human factors input to operator training, qualification, fatigue management, and performance-monitoring programs
- Own or contribute to human factors safety-case claims and evidence, including gap identification, change-impact assessment, reviews, audits, launch-readiness activities, and assurance forums
- Collaborate across safety, systems engineering, human factors, design/UX, product, legal and regulatory, and external research organizations
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field
- 10+ years of experience applying human factors engineering principles to safety-critical transportation systems
- Experience analyzing human interactions with complex automation systems
- Expertise in structured hazard analysis, such as STPA, FTA, and FMECA
- Experience translating human factors findings into safety requirements, design recommendations, operational controls, training guidance, or validation criteria
- Experience planning, reviewing, executing, or interpreting human factors research or human-in-the-loop studies
- Ability to analyze operational events, incidents, near misses, or operator performance using event data, video, telemetry, or anecdotal evidence
- Strong technical writing, presentation, facilitation, and cross-functional communication skills
- Ability to build trust and influence broad areas of the organization
- Advanced degree in Human Factors, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical degree preferred
- Experience in the automated vehicle industry preferred
- Experience with research institutions, external vendors, and/or multidisciplinary academic and engineering teams preferred
- Experience with functional safety, SOTIF, operational safety, safety management systems, safety cases, and other safety standards or frameworks preferred
- Familiarity with JAMA or DOORS preferred
- Must not require GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future
- Required to travel less than 25%
Benefits
Comp & perks- Incentive pay program with payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Retirement savings plan
- Sickness and accident benefits
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Tuition assistance programs
- Employee assistance program
- GM vehicle discounts
- Company vehicle evaluation program, subject to motor vehicle report review and program requirements
- Relocation benefits for candidates who qualify under company policy
- Remote work arrangement; candidates within a specific radius of a GM hub are expected to report three times a week or as directed by their manager