Director, Prediction and ML Planning
Core
Lead machine learning-based Prediction and Motion Planning teams to develop a unified Large Driving Model for joint prediction and planning in autonomous vehicles.
Role type
Director of Behaviors (Autonomous Vehicle AI)
Builds
Large Driving Models performing joint prediction and planning for Level 4 driverless vehicles
Domain
Autonomous driving, robotics, artificial intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine learning for robotics behaviors, Imitation Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Unified model architectures, Vision-Language-Action models (VLAs), Engineering team leadership, Technical roadmap strategy
Preferred skills
LLMs/VLMs/VLAs production deployment, AI/robotics research publications, Large-scale data pipelines and training infrastructure
Technologies
Imitation Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Vision-Language-Action models (VLAs), Large Driving Models
Responsibilities
Oversee and unify Prediction and Motion Planning teams; Define technical roadmap for end-to-end learnt planning; Lead, mentor, and scale sub-teams of ML engineers and researchers; Partner with Perception, Infrastructure, and Systems Engineering for integration.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical direction