Technical Lead Manager, Planner Tech
Core
Provide technical leadership for onboard motion planning systems to improve low-speed maneuvering performance and solve long-tail driving situations for Waymo's fully autonomous ride-hail service.
Role type
Senior Staff Engineer / Technical Lead Manager (Autonomous Driving Motion Planning)
Builds
Onboard motion planning systems and foundational frameworks for the Waymo Driver
Domain
Autonomous driving, robotics, deep learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
C++ programming, motion planning, low-speed maneuvering optimization, log analysis, root cause investigation, team mentorship, complex system architecture
Preferred skills
AV or Robotics experience, Machine Learning in production, graph search algorithms, path planning algorithms, Python, SQL
Technologies
C++, Python, SQL
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership for onboard motion planning systems, improve evaluation capabilities for on-road performance, mentor junior engineers, investigate driving behavior issues from logs, develop foundational frameworks, solve challenging long-tail driving situations
Seniority
Senior Staff Engineer, hands-on IC with management responsibilities