Senior Researcher - Connectivity & AI

About the role

GM Israel (Herzliya) is looking for a Senior Researcher in Wireless Connectivity and AI within its Wireless Connectivity R&D group. The role sits at the intersection of wireless communications, AI/ML and automotive applications, combining deep technical expertise in wireless systems with data-driven methods to improve real-world connectivity performance.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze connectivity system performance using data from field deployments, lab measurements and simulations
• Benchmark performance against commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) devices and identify key performance gaps
• Develop models and methodologies using AI/ML and analytical techniques to improve connectivity robustness and user experience
• Design and evaluate system-level optimizations for in-vehicle connectivity across multiple radio technologies
• Influence next-generation connectivity architectures and standards, with a focus on customer-facing applications
• Collect, preprocess and analyze large-scale connectivity datasets from simulations, lab measurements and field deployments
• Develop predictive models for physical layer (link-level) performance and end-to-end system and network performance

Required profile

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or a related field
• Proven experience in AI/ML, including model development and evaluation
• Preferred: experience in applied research, system-level simulations or measurement campaigns, familiarity with automotive connectivity use cases, and contributions to research or standardization (publications, patents, 3GPP/IEEE)

Required skills

• Strong background in wireless communications: physical layer and higher-layer protocols, cellular (4G/5G) and WLAN systems, KPI trade-offs
• Signal processing, probability and statistics, optimization, estimation and detection theory, information theory
• Programming in Python, MATLAB and C/C++
• Deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch