Motional

Motional

Staff Technical Program Manager

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; Remote U.S · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$144k-$191kDetected 28 days ago
Machine LearningRoboticsElectrical EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Salary Range $144,000 - $191,250 USD Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality.
  • Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Responsibilities

  • Drive Strategic Initiatives: Own and execute large-scale, complex technical programs critical to Motional's roadmap, focusing on model development and release cycles, while ensuring alignment between senior engineering leaders, product managers, and executive stakeholders.
  • Lead Cross-Stack Integration: Serve as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) for high-level behavioral capabilities, managing dependencies and driving integration efforts across Prediction and ML Planning teams to successfully launch large models.
  • Dive Deep Technically: Go beyond surface-level program tracking. Dive deep into ML and behavioral issues to facilitate trade-off discussions, and drive teams to convergence on robust solutions.
  • Identify and Resolve Blockers: Proactively identify, quantify, and communicate technical risks and dependencies. You will be expected to develop and execute mitigation strategies for high-priority issues that could impact our driverless milestones.
  • Influence Roadmaps: Partner deeply with engineering and product leadership to ensure the ML and behaviors roadmap is well-defined, integrated, and aligned with top-level company goals.
  • This role requires strong, experienced leadership to drive complex initiatives across the company.
  • Own and execute large-scale, complex technical programs critical to Motional's roadmap, focusing on model development and release cycles, while ensuring alignment between senior engineering leaders, product managers, and executive stakeholders.
  • Dive deep into ML and behavioral issues to facilitate trade-off discussions, and drive teams to convergence on robust solutions.
  • You will be expected to develop and execute mitigation strategies for high-priority issues that could impact our driverless milestones.

Requirements

  • Proven Delivery: A strong track record of taking large, complex programs from initial concept and ambiguity to a successful launch.
  • Clear Communication Skills: Demonstrated ability to act as the primary point of contact for complex programs, with a track record of communicating progress, risks, and strategic recommendations to leadership.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, possesses technical expertise in robotics or autonomous systems, and has a strong background driving safety-critical ML software and model releases in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

  • 7+ years of experience in technical program management or a similar role, leading complex, safety-critical AI software, robotics, or systems programs.
  • Experience managing large model releases and model development lifecycles is highly preferred.
  • Experience & Domain Knowledge: 7+ years of experience in technical program management or a similar role, leading complex, safety-critical AI software, robotics, or systems programs.

Skills

  • The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only.
  • Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program.
  • Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality.
  • Our journey is always people first.
  • Salary Range
  • $144,000 - $191,250 USD
  • Higher purpose, greater impact.
  • Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.
  • Scale up, not starting up.
  • Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives.
  • Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia.
  • For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Compensation

  • $144,000 - $191,250 USD
  • Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.
  • Our journey is always people first.
  • We aren't just developing driverless cars
  • we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect.
  • Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Benefits

  • Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Company info

  • Partner deeply with engineering and product leadership to ensure the ML and behaviors roadmap is well-defined, integrated, and aligned with top-level company goals.
  • What We're Looking For:
  • We are seeking a high-impact individual to own and drive key cross-functional initiatives on the path to a driverless robotaxi.
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