Principal Engineer Team Lead - Trajectory Planning Lead

📋 Description

• Lead and scale trajectory planning team; define vision and strategy.
• Drive launch readiness by improving on-road behavior across the fleet.
• Use metrics to quantify on-road performance; leverage training pipelines.
• Ensure real-time performance and latency budgets for trajectory generation.
• Lead rapid triage and RCA of fleet incidents; refine algorithms.
• Oversee multi-team initiatives; maintain testing and validation for safety.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven engineering leadership: 2+ years leading teams.
• Ship-to-Production Mindset: production-quality autonomous algorithms.
• Strategic Vision: long-term roadmap for 2026 launch.
• Technical Domain Expertise: MPC, nonlinear programming, convex optimization.
• Advanced Motion Planning: planning under uncertainty; ML a plus.
• Educational Foundation: Master’s or PhD in Robotics, CS, EE/ME, or related field.

🎁 Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Health Savings Accounts; life and pet insurance.
• Hybrid schedule with in-office options in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas, or remote.