Director of Engineering, London
Core
Leading the London Sim Realism team to build state-of-the-art simulations for evaluating, training, and scaling the Waymo Driver autonomous vehicle system.
Role type
Director of Engineering, Sim Realism
Builds
Generative foundation models (Waymo World Model) and realistic simulation environments for autonomous driving
Domain
Autonomous driving, robotics, generative AI, simulation
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine learning, generative foundation models, complex simulation environments, large engineering organization leadership, cross-functional project management, senior team mentorship
Preferred skills
Autonomous vehicle technology, robotics, complex embodied AI systems, executive communication, strategic roadmap translation
Technologies
Large language models, foundational world models, generative AI, reconstructive AI, traditional rendering techniques, camera, lidar, radars
Responsibilities
Define technical roadmap for London Sim Realism team, direct research and engineering of generative models for sensor-level and semantic-level simulation, recruit and manage top-tier engineering organization, act as executive conduit between Waymo Foundation Model initiatives and Google DeepMind UK teams, partner with Real Estate & Workplace Services on site strategy
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with management responsibilities