Autonomy Engineering Manager - Behavior Prediction and Intent

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Guide the evolution of intent and prediction architectures, balancing classical robotics with data-driven machine learning approaches.
• Partner cross-functionally with Behavior, Modeling, Perception, and Remote Assistance teams to maintain long-term architectural roadmaps and align deliverables with leadership strategy.
• Integrate safety metrics, risk assessments, and Operational Design Domain (ODD) requirements into team delivery and testing milestones.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and tooling teams to accelerate iteration cycles.
• Incorporate Root Cause Analyses (RCAs) into the team's backlog and provide engineering escalation support when field issues require deep domain expertise.
• Enforce rigorous code quality standards and design reviews, ensuring complete engineering ownership of deliverables.
• Grow, onboard, mentor, and continuously develop engineering talent through both internal development and external hiring.

Job requirements

• 5+ years experience in management of technical teams or leading technical project teams
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant technical field (Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, etc)
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead and manage a team of 5+ people
• Ability to mentor technical team members and grow their technical and inter-personal skills
• Experience working on cross-functionally with other engineering teams, operations, and external partners
• Experience delivering projects with high uncertainty on time
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Data driven and able to drive creation and maintenance of metrics/KPIs that measure progress for your team