Director, ADK Core Engineering

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Manage the integration of next generation sensor technologies, networking, power, and computing systems into current and upcoming vehicle platforms, while considering cost, performance, size and availability.
• Lead partnerships with 3rd party engineering firms to define scope of work, monitor progress, and ensure deliverables meet scope, timing and requirements
• Lead the vehicle engineering pertaining to embedded software.
• Ensures close coordination between product management, program management, autonomy and production to ensure the on time development of engineering requirements, design and execution.
• Oversees departmental KPIs, budgets, and people management activities
• Develop, maintain and monitor department objectives and key results (OKRs)
• Ensure that all engineering activities comply with the internal engineering development process
• Support existing platform sustaining engineering activities as needed once vehicles are released to the field in terms of quality, cost, obsolescence, and user quality of life

Job requirements

• BS in an Engineering discipline or related field
• 10+ years relevant work experience and proven success leading engineering functions
• Demonstrated people management experience, including hiring, onboarding, retention, coaching, and team building
• Experience setting technical vision and strategy for vehicle systems engineering and autonomous driving subsystems
• Experience working with safety-critical products, preferably automotive or aerospace
• MS degree, preferably in Engineering or Business
• Startup experience
• Autonomous vehicle technology experience