About the job
Mission Summary:
Join Motional as a Principal Engineer Team Lead, where you will spearhead a talented team dedicated to the innovation and execution of advanced trajectory planning algorithms through numerical optimization for autonomous vehicles. In this pivotal role, you will shape motion planning and control systems that empower our fleet to navigate intricate environments with safety, efficiency, and comfort. As a distinguished leader, you will drive the evolution and ongoing performance enhancements of cutting-edge trajectory generation algorithms, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (Planning, Perception, Prediction, Localization, ML Products, and Systems Engineering), and guide a skilled group of engineers in delivering top-tier solutions.
If you are enthusiastic about the future of autonomous driving and are excited to contribute to our commercial launch this year while tackling challenging real-world problems, we encourage you to apply!
What You Will Do:
- Lead and expand a high-impact trajectory planning team, defining its technical vision and execution strategy within the organization.
- Ensure commercial launch preparedness for trajectory planning by enhancing on-road driving behavior (safety, comfort, assertiveness) across our fleet through feature development and continuous innovation.
- Implement a rigorous, metrics-driven approach to assess and improve on-road performance, leveraging existing training and evaluation pipelines for scalable, production-ready solutions.
- Oversee the computational efficiency and real-time performance of trajectory generation algorithms, ensuring compliance with latency requirements.
- Direct the swift analysis and resolution of critical fleet incidents, translating real-world scenarios into immediate algorithmic improvements and validation sets.
- Manage the successful execution of complex, multi-team projects, ensuring technical coherence from design to deployment while upholding high testing and validation standards.
- Collaborate with peer leads to provide technical direction, making strategic decisions on architecture, investments, tactical execution, and technical debt mitigation. Ensure technical excellence through thorough design and code reviews while fostering the professional development of your engineering team.
