Senior Engineering Manager, Autonomy

about 3 years ago
Full time role
Ann Arbor, MI, US... more
Ann Arbor, MI, US... more

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May Mobility is developing autonomous electric vehicles from the chassis up with a focus on system-level safety design. This focus ...

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Job Description

Senior Engineering Manager (Autonomy)

Company Overview

May Mobility is a self-driving technology company working to transform today's mobility landscape, by starting with a niche market: low-speed shuttles for public roadways. Our vehicles are on the streets of Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan and Providence, Rhode Island navigating complex downtown scenarios and transporting thousands of people on their daily commute every week. We are establishing a ground game that will propel us into even larger markets in the future.

Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, our team develops driverless technology to give people more time to laugh with friends, to solve an interesting problem, or to enjoy the world around them. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today​.

Job Summary

May Mobility is entering an exciting phase of growth as we expand our first-of-its-kind autonomous shuttle and mobility services across the nation.​ We are looking for an ​Autonomy Engineering Manager ​to ​provide technical, organizational and administrative leadership in all operational aspects of the Autonomy Engineering team​. This role will report directly to the Director of Autonomy Engineering and will be responsible for contributing, leading and growing a team of robotics engineers who develop the system and algorithms of our self driving stack.

Your Opportunity to Drive Success:

  • Champion May Mobility’s mission, vision, values and company priorities to develop and execute overall autonomy team strategy with fellow engineering leaders

  • Lead a team of robotics engineers, providing mentorship, regular feedback, and promoting professional growth opportunities; Responsible for performance tracking and team hiring and retention goals

  • Responsible for operational and technical team successes and outcomes, including - meeting benchmarks, prioritizing effective time and resource allocation across all team functions, and engaging in regular status and metrics reporting; Collaborate closely with project managers, people managers, and executives to achieve company goals

  • Escalate critical issues and opportunities within the autonomy team to engineering leadership, making clear recommendations to maximize the effectiveness of the team with respect to company priorities

  • Collaborate with Technical Program Managers across the engineering department to plan task timelines and delegation of responsibilities

  • Set vision and goals for autonomy software stack with engineering leadership and company executives

  • Participate as an individual contributor on high-impact autonomy projects up to 50% of the time

    Qualifications:

    Required Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related

    engineering discipline

  • 10 Years Experience developing self-driving vehicle technology including perception,

    behavior, planning, and controls or equivalent technical field

  • Demonstrated success in leading teams and delegating responsibilities

  • Previous hands-on system architecture experience for multiple tech stacks

  • Strong programming skills in C/C++

  • Expertise with software development in a Linux environment

  • Familiarity with standard development tools such as git, valgrind, and gdb

  • Deep familiarity with the state of the autonomous vehicle industry

  • High degree of comfort in balancing multiple priorities

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Collaborative leadership approach

  • Organization skills including project management

  • Willingness and ability to travel approximately 5% of the time

    Desired Qualifications

  • MS or PhD in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or

    related engineering discipline

  • Demonstrated successful people management experience, including mentoring and

    promoting professional growth of direct reports

  • Previous experience growing a team, crafting hiring plans, designing and conducting

    interviews, reviewing candidates, and making hiring decisions

  • Previous startup experience

    Benefits and Perks

  • Health benefits including vision and dental

  • Unlimited paid vacation days and generous holidays

  • Paid parental leave

  • Meaningful stock options

  • 401K match
  • Daily catered lunches and snacks

  • Flexible schedule around core business hours

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