Job Listing ID:

4543478

Job Title:

Autonomous Vehicle Safety Case Technical Lead

Application Deadline:

Open Until Filled

Job Location:

Salem

Date Posted:

08/06/2026

Hours Worked Per Week:

Not Provided

Shift:

Not Provided

Duration of Job:

Either Full or Part Time, more than 6 months SR You may contact this employer directly. (Obtain the contact information to print or add to your jobs.) Obtain Contact Information Job Summary Remote/Hybrid Sunnyvale, California, United States of America Remote - United States Warren, Michigan, United States of America Full time

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Job Description The Role The Safety Assurance for Effective Autonomous Driving Software (SAFE-ADS) department is part of the Global Product Safety, System, and Certification (GPSSC) organization at GM. The

SAFE-ADS

department serves as the central body for automated driving system (ADS) safety and brings together expertise from across the company to establish a comprehensive safety case. GM's vision is zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion - AV safety is at the heart of driving forward this vision. GM is seeking an Autonomous Vehicle Safety Case Technical Lead to lead the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of comprehensive safety cases for autonomous vehicle capabilities. This role is responsible for shaping defensible safety arguments, defining claims and sufficiency criteria with domain experts, integrating evidence across technical disciplines, and ensuring the safety case remains aligned with product evolution, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices. This role ensures continuity of the safety case overall and owns the strategy for building a safety case that aligns to industry standards and best practices. The successful candidate will work across autonomy, AI/ML, platform, systems engineering, functional safety, cybersecurity, product safety, legal, regulatory, and leadership teams to translate complex technical inputs into a coherent and credible safety case strategy. This person will play a key role in architecting our safety case development, assessment and continuous improvement processes, strengthening traceability, improving evidence quality, supporting internal and external assessments, and communicating safety strategies, risks, and decisions to both technical and executive audiences. What You'll Do Lead the development, governance, maintenance, and continuous improvement ofacomprehensive safety casesforthe Automated Driving System (ADS). Define safety case strategiesbased on industry best practices, standards, and internal safetyobjectives. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop and refine safety case claims, sufficiency criteria, and supporting evidence across domains. Author andmaintainsafety case materials to support product submissions, formal audits, internal reviews, and external assessments. Present safety case approaches, methodologies, risks, and progress to internal and external stakeholders, including executives, partners, and regulators. Work with regulatory agencies, external consultants, and internal teams to ensure safety-critical applications are appropriately supported by evidence and validation strategiesy. Improve compliance and evidence-tracking processes so that safety evidence, claim status, and regulatory requirements are systematically recorded and kept current. Identifyhigh-value opportunities to improve traceability and automate portions of safety evidence collection across the engineering lifecycle. Surface safety gaps,evidenceweaknesses, and emerging risks, and drivetimelyescalation and resolution through theappropriate forums. Integrate technical evidence from autonomy, AI/ML,platform, functional safety, cybersecurity,systems engineering, validation, and product safety into coherent, defensible safety arguments. Perform impact analyses when system scope, ODD, platform, or release changes affect the safety case, anddeterminewhat claims, criteria, or evidence must be updated. Drive alignment between safety case claims and relevant standards, guidance, and best pr... Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Access our Statewide and Regional occupation report for more information about wages, employment outlooks, skills, training programs, related occupations, and more. Compensation Not Provided Job Requirements

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Education Required:

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