Principal Engineer, Team Lead - Behaviors

Position Overview

• Location Type: Hybrid
• Job Type: Leadership/Technical
• Salary: $240,000 - $290,000 USD (Base Salary Only - may include bonus and equity)

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We are looking for proven leaders and technical experts passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving technology. This role focuses on motion planning and prediction projects, leading a team of engineers to develop behavior models leveraging machine learning, generative AI, and reinforcement learning. The goal is to improve the self-driving vehicle's capability to navigate complex traffic scenarios and deploy solutions onto autonomous vehicle fleets.

Requirements

• Education: Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related technical field; or equivalent industry experience.
• Leadership Experience: Proven leadership skills at executing large, complex technical initiatives.
• Management Experience: Extensive experience managing and leading engineers.
• Deep Learning Frameworks: Experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch.
• Programming Skills: Fluency in Python, including standard scientific computing libraries.
• Autonomous Vehicle Experience: Proven track record of designing, developing, and deploying ML solutions for autonomous vehicles or robotics.
• Software Engineering Principles: Advanced knowledge of software engineering principles including software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, and testing methods.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute motion planning and prediction projects to improve self-driving vehicle capabilities.
• Lead, manage, and grow a team of engineers.
• Design and lead the implementation of behavior models using the latest advancements in machine learning, generative AI, and reinforcement learning.
• Productionize and deploy solutions onto autonomous vehicle fleets.
• Collaborate with perception, simulation, data platform, and integration teams to validate and enhance on-road performance.
• Communicate strategies, progress, and challenges to executive leadership.

Bonus Points

• Experience with embedded systems and real-time optimization, especially in the autonomous driving industry.
• Experience with state-of-the-art generative AI and/or reinforcement learning paradigms.
• Proven track record of publications in relevant conferences (CVPR, ICML, NeurIPS, ICCV, ICL, etc.).
• Strong programming skills in C++ and/or CUDA programming.

Company Information

Motional: A driverless technology company dedicated to creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and better communities. We are driven by a higher purpose and believe in putting people first.

Benefits: Motional’s benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, and pet insurance. (Details available during the hiring process).