Principal Autonomy Integration Engineer

Primary Purpose: Motional is looking for a Principal Autonomy Integration Engineer to guide autonomous system product development. This role will work directly with development teams, strategic functions, operations, and senior leadership to define our path forward and lead major company initiatives.

Essential Duties:

• Work to define the vision, strategy and roadmap for functional areas of the autonomous system, as well as the markets we will launch in
• Lead executives and key partners through sophisticated decisions to drive progress toward our strategic goals
• Synthesize technical and analytical insights with product intuition to formulate compelling roadmap investments and adjust quickly to new information
• Secure commitment and support for your roadmap through detailed and thoughtful communication with engineering teams, key partners and executive leaders
• Work across the organization to create and maintain the data infrastructure needed to make decisions and do your job
• Consistently deliver results through coordinated execution across AV engineering teams in an applied research setting with significant experimentation
• Identify and lead improvements to the team's innovation and approach enabling us to scale our team and impact

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of proven success as a technical contributor leading development in robotics or similar industries - at least 2 of which are within the autonomous vehicle industry
• Ability to generate crucial insights through quantitative and qualitative analysis
• In-depth knowledge of modern software development and machine learning engineering practices
• MS in electrical, computer, or robotics engineering or equivalent technical experience
• Outstanding communication skills: verbal and written, with engineers, non-technical partners, and executives
• Thrive in ambiguity, crafting simplicity and order
• Creativity and curiosity: you're driven to find novel solutions and push forward an entire industry

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• 10+ years of experience in robotics or similar industries
• Experience with highly technical product management
• Experience developing safety critical software 

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. 

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.  

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit  www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.