Director, Lead Project Engineer (PE), Autonomous Driving Platform Delivery
Core
Executive technical leader accountable for end-to-end delivery of Autonomous Driving (AD) platform solutions from initial engagement through vehicle production launch.
Role type
Director, Lead Project Engineer (PE)
Builds
End-to-end AD platform solutions for customer target platforms and production vehicles
Domain
Automotive software, Autonomous Driving, Systems Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Technical strategy, cross-functional leadership, risk management, stakeholder management, program execution, systems integration, validation strategy, production readiness
Preferred skills
Deep expertise in automotive software platforms, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments, Pre-Integration Environment (PIE) activities, Tier 1 supplier management
Technologies
AD Stack, Middleware, HIL, PIE, Validation frameworks
Responsibilities
Own overall technical strategy and delivery of large-scale AD customer programs; Establish program-level technical objectives and execution frameworks; Drive alignment of engineering milestones and dependencies across all contributing organizations; Serve as primary technical decision-maker and escalation point for critical program issues; Ensure successful customer acceptance, deployment readiness, and production launch; Provide executive leadership visibility into technical health, risks, and program readiness; Drive execution predictability through structured governance and milestone management; Manage critical cross-functional dependencies and resolve organizational conflicts; Lead integration strategy for deployment of AD software on customer target platforms; Oversee validation readiness reviews and qualification gates; Lead engineering readiness for vehicle integration and production deployment.
Seniority
Director, executive technical leader