Sensors Team Lead

The role

This person will lead the sensor team, setting its technical direction and roadmap for the Waabi Driver. They will evaluate sensors, manage sensor integration and data quality, and guide the team.

What you will do

• Drive the technical direction and roadmap for sensor development across Waabi Driver generations.
• Maintain technical relationships with all sensor vendors.
• Lead testing and evaluation of new sensor samples, including tooling and the Sensor Mule vehicle.
• Drive development of Waabi Sensor Requirements with the Systems and Hardware Systems teams.
• Oversee the sensor integration pipeline so raw data is correctly ingested into the compute platform.
• Manage sensor configuration to match settings provided by the Autonomy & AI team.
• Implement systems for monitoring data integrity, latency and interference.
• Define what a clean sensor is and develop validation methods.
• Build accurate sensor simulation models with the Sim team.
• Provide technical direction and leadership to the team.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience with Lidar, Radar and Camera, preferably in autonomous vehicles or robotics.
• 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading technical teams in sensor development, validation or integration for complex systems.
• Deep technical knowledge of automotive or robotics sensors (Lidar, Radar, Cameras).
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and roadmap development.
• Experience developing sensor requirements and managing vendor relationships.
• Strong problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Open-minded, collaborative team player willing to assist others.
• Passion for self-driving technologies and complex problems.

Nice to have

• Experience with GNSS and/or IMU.
• Technical experience developing self-driving vehicles.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards.
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (full-time employees only).
• Unlimited vacation.
• Flexible hours and work-from-home support.
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals when in office.
• Regular team building activities and social events on-site, off-site and virtually.

About the company

Waabi is a technology start-up founded by Raquel Urtasun, building Physical AI for autonomous trucks and robotaxis. It is backed by and partners with leaders in AI, automotive, logistics and deep tech.