Job Description

　　Senior Researcher – AI and Controls, Reinforcement Learning

　　Hybrid: This position will be located onsite three days per week between GM’s Warren location and GM’s Milford location. The Milford location will be for conducting in-vehicle testing and experiments.

　　Job Description Summary

　　General Motors Research Labs is an applied research center focusing on creating and evaluating innovations for future vehicles. Our researchers conduct independent technical work, while initiating and leading collaborative projects with colleagues at academia and industry globally.

　　As a member of General Motors Research Labs, the Controls and Learning systems group offers exciting opportunities for motivated researchers with outstanding capabilities to conduct research in applied AI and Controls for developing cutting edge, world changing technologies for GM’s future vehicles. The focus of this position will be to maximize contributions to the whole organization.

　　The Role:

　　In this Senior Researcher position , you will lead research and/or experiments to validate research ideas in developing. Write timely and high-quality research reports, external publications, and records of invention to document new ideas and research results in your area of research.

　　What You Will Do

　　As a part of the GM Research team, you will lead novel applied AI and Controls research. You will develop AI/ML/Controls technologies that will change the future of mobility. You will collaborate with world-class universities / industry partners while publishing research outcomes internally and externally.

　　Broader research areas include:

　　Explore, invent, innovate, implement, evaluate and test algorithms as an independent yet integral member of a research team

　　Identify research gaps, propose, plan and execute complex research projects

　　Maintain state-of-the-art technical expertise in AI/ML/Controls

　　Generate intellectual property, document results and publish papers

　　Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment including cross-functional global teams and research Universities

　　Develop requirements and evaluation metrics for AI/ML/Controls

　　Travel to GM’s Milford location as needed to conduct experiments and testing

　　Additional Job Description

　　Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

　　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: deep learning, autonomous agents, large-scale multiagent systems, prediction, distributed optimization, and reinforcement learning

　　Must have experience creating and implementing reinforcement learning 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.)

　　Strong analytical capabilities

　　Excellent verbal/written communication in English along with strong interpersonal skills

　　Passion for applying AI and Controls to impact the future of mobility

　　What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

　　Experience in applying reinforcement learning to real world problems

　　Experience in applying ML techniques to control theory problems

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　　Benefits Overview

　　The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

　　• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;

　　• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;

　　• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;

　　• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;

　　• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;

　　• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

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