- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- Mountain ViewCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Sep 15, 2026
Full-time
Technical Lead Manager, Motion Validation
Job description
L4 driverless deployment creates an incredibly high bar for behavior quality and safety. This motivates:
This team owns both these critical safety components and the iteration loop. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about robotics and safety, excited about the challenge of supporting a real commercial deployment, and enthusiastic about integrating solutions seamlessly with the data-driven autonomy system.
Job responsibilities
- Own the core logic and software implementation for the robotics-based safety protections in the autonomy stack
- Be the primary POC for solving real world autonomy issues, including root cause analysis, design and implementation of principled solutions, and testing and deployment.
- Lead and grow a technical team dedicated to this problem area.
- Work cross-functionally with AI modeling teams, eval, systems, and operations.
Job requirements
- Education: BS/MS/PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, EE/ME/AE, or a related quantitative field.
- Experience: 5+ years of industry experience building safety-critical motion planning, decision making, trajectory optimization, or controls systems for real-world robots or autonomous vehicles.
- Deployment Track Record: Demonstrated experience taking robotics behavior from development into real-world operation, including diagnosing and fixing issues found in the field.
- Technical Depth: Strong C++; solid math (geometry, optimization, probability) and physics (kinematics, dynamics);
- Leadership: Experience leading technical projects and mentoring or managing engineers; able to set direction and earn the trust of a strong team while remaining hands-on.
- Judgment & Urgency: A bias toward minimal, principled solutions and a strong sense of urgency for high-quality execution.