Director, Prediction and ML Planning

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MotionalAutonomous vehicles
We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston or Pittsburgh to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.Full-TimeDirector
Salary288,000 - 396,000 USD per year
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Job Details

Experience
5+ years of experience managing high-performing engineering teams, with at least 3+ years of experience managing multiple sub-teams
Required Skills
LeadershipArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience managing high-performing engineering teams.
  • 3+ years of experience managing multiple sub-teams within an autonomous systems, robotics, or advanced AI organization.
  • Demonstrated track record of growing an engineering organization sustainably.
  • Deep theoretical and practical proficiency in machine learning applied to robotics behaviors.
  • Advanced expertise in Imitation Learning and Reinforcement Learning.
  • Proven experience guiding teams toward building integrated models.
  • Strong familiarity with Vision-Language-Action models (VLAs).
  • M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and unify the machine learning-based Prediction and Motion Planning teams.
  • Establish a clear technical roadmap transitioning the stack towards a unified Large Driving Model.
  • Define technical roadmap for imitation learning and reinforcement learning approaches.
  • Guide the team in exploring and incorporating Vision-Language-Action models.
  • Lead, mentor, and scale multiple sub-teams of machine learning engineers and researchers.
  • Implement sustainable engineering practices.
  • Publish work in conferences like CVPR, ICCV, ECCV and Neurips.
  • Partner closely with Perception, Infrastructure and Systems Engineering.
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