Autonomy Support Engineer (Hybrid)

May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May develops and deploys autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by our innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology that literally reimagines the way AVs think. 

Our vehicles do more than just drive themselves - they provide value to communities, bridge public transit gaps and move people where they need to go safely, easily and with a lot more fun. We’re building the world’s best autonomy system to reimagine transit by minimizing congestion, expanding access and encouraging better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant and livable spaces. Since our founding in 2017, we’ve given more than 300,000 autonomy-enabled rides to real people around the globe. And we’re just getting started. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today, solving real-world problems and seeing the impact of their work. Join us.

Company Overview

May Mobility makes communities more vibrant and livable with fleets of self-driving vehicles that bring safety, convenience, and comfort to short-distance travel. Built by a team with deep experience in transportation and AV, our vehicles provide a trusted option to driving, helping to reduce parking traffic, relieve congestion, and reduce accidents caused by human error. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today.

Opportunity and Role

The Sr. Technical Project Manager is a project management leader who leads projects and project and program management strategies and processes at May Mobility. This position is responsible for process definition in technical project management, and organizing and leading areas in project and engineering program management.

Responsibilities 

• Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, customer operations, finance, and strategy teams to scope, plan and track the project and program management processes. 
  
• Lead engineering program management to build tools and processes to identify risks and coordinate on-time and high quality product delivery. 
  
• Consolidate input from engineering, safety, legal, and business teams to produce and distribute project work plans; Requests for Procurement, Statements of Work, Program Plans, and Gantt charts. Must have the ability to lead the team with ownership of duties, along with follow up and corrections as needed. 
  
• Understand technical implementation at the architectural level and propose alternatives when necessary, ask questions that clarify priorities and look for process efficiencies.
  
• Proactively remove obstacles to drive momentum and progress, identify gaps in communication or schedule, provide support to teams balancing competing priorities and drive results
  
• Build and maintain relationships with May Mobility’s partners, understand their needs and drive alignment with May Mobility’s product vision. 
  
• Coordinate and drive workshops with partners; build agenda, track progress and be responsible for outstanding items and next steps. Be a reliable problem solver with critical and creative thinking skills that drive the business forward. 
  
• Coordinate and communicate effectively between development and production teams.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of technical project management experience of large, cross-discipline and cross-company engineering projects 
  
• 5+ years experience working with highly complex mission-critical hardware & software products. This could mean you have worked on and launched ADAS, automotive electronic devices, aerospace hardware, or other products with complex software and hardware integration
  
• 3+ years in a leadership role within technical program/project management
  
• Experience in Agile development process
  
• Understanding of software and hardware development life cycles, integration processes, and test/validation complexity 
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; various global audiences at all organization levels
  
• Master collaborator with ability to influence, motivate, and generate goodwill with teammates
  
• Experience building project plans
  
• Demonstrated direct impact through the design, development, and launch of exceptional products and programs
  
• The demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively, with increasing levels of responsibility
  
• Solid technical aptitude and an ability to understand technical designs, challenges and risks; ability to work closely with engineers
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working level knowledge of the autonomous vehicle industry
  
• Experience working with products requiring hardware production and assembly
• 10+ years of Project / Program management experience
  
• 5+ years of experience in a leadership role
  
• Startup experience
  
• Green Belt or Black Belt certification in Six Sigma

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and/or people of color are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every qualification. At May Mobility, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workforce, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be the perfect candidate for this or another role at May.

Want to learn more about our culture & benefits? Check out our website!

May Mobility is an equal opportunity employer.  All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetics or any other legally protected basis.   Below, you have the opportunity to share your preferred gender pronouns, gender, ethnicity, and veteran status with May Mobility to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring and recruitment processes. Completion of these questions is entirely voluntary.  Any information you choose to provide will be kept confidential, and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. If you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: May Mobility does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, May Mobility does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.