Principal Engineer, Team Lead - Behaviors

The role

You will lead and manage a team of engineers to develop ML models for self-driving vehicles. You will define motion planning and prediction projects to improve vehicle navigation in complex traffic scenarios.

What you will do

• Define and execute motion planning and prediction projects
• Lead, manage and grow a team of engineers
• Design and lead the implementation of behavior models using machine learning, generative AI and reinforcement learning
• Productionize and deploy solutions onto autonomous vehicle fleets
• Collaborate with perception, simulation, data platform and integration teams
• Communicate strategies, progress and challenges to executive leadership

Required qualifications

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

Nice to have

• 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

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401k with a company match
• health saving accounts
• life insurance
• pet insurance

Before you apply

• All newly-hired employees are queried through E-Verify to verify identity and employment eligibility

About the company

Motional is a driverless technology company formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv. The company is making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality.