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Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
BostonMassachusettsUSA
Job type
Business Operations
Posted
Jun 29, 2026
Salary
$200,000–$275,000 a year
Full-time

Principal Engineer Team Lead, AV Behavior

Job description

The Systems Readiness and Performance team is the crucial bridge between software development and real-world deployment. We are responsible for driving system design, for verifying and validating the autonomy stack, and for defining, measuring, and validating system performance targets. We work closely with stakeholders in autonomy, infrastructure, and operations to build the definitive safety case for the commercial launch of our fully driverless IONIQ 5 robotaxis in Las Vegas later this year.

We are looking for a passionate, self starting engineering leader to lead the AV Behavior Understanding and Evaluation team within the SRP organization.

We are seeking a hands-on Principal Engineer…

Job responsibilities

  • Design the System Behavior: Decompose ODD requirements into system and subsystem behaviors and interfaces to ensure vehicle capabilities meet product requirements.
  • Develop actionable policies and measurable targets: Convert legal and industry policy narratives to mathematical and/or specific requirements that the autonomy teams can implement.
  • Drive Evaluation Strategy: Advance our performance assessment framework by defining key metrics and reward functions.
  • Lead and Scale: Mentor and grow a high-performing engineering team. Foster a culture of technical excellence, scientific rigor, and data-driven decision-making.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Autonomy, Infrastructure, and the other Systems teams to drive design improvements.
  • Data exploration: Leverage data science techniques and existing infrastructure to understand the problem space and engage with development teams to drive resolution in close collaboration with System Performance
  • Incorporate Bleeding Edge technology: Leverage a combination of learning methods and metrics along with classical metrics to stretch the horizon of performance evaluation

Job requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, Autonomous Systems, or Robotics, with deep expertise in one and working knowledge of the others.
  • Or Master’s degree/PhD and 5+ years of experience
  • 3+ years of experience leading and scaling data-driven evaluation programs for autonomous driving or safety-critical emerging technologies.
  • A hands-on technical leader with a proven track record of growing small, high-performing teams.
  • Demonstrated track record in decomposing ODD requirements into vehicle capabilities, driving behavior logic, and defining measurable acceptance criteria.
  • Expert at leveraging large-scale simulation, track, and road data to extract actionable technical insights that drive resolution with development teams.
  • Proven track record of building consensus and driving alignment across multidisciplinary teams—spanning Autonomy, Infrastructure, and Operations—by leveraging technical influence over organizational authority.
  • Strong foundation in statistical methodology, Data Science, and scientific rigor.
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