Director, Data Science
Core
Lead the data science function to turn fleet, simulation, and ML system data into insights for safer, more efficient autonomous vehicle operations and scaling.
Role type
Director, Data Science (Leadership)
Builds
Autonomous vehicle autonomy stack, simulation environments, and data platforms for perception, planning, and fleet operations.
Domain
Autonomous Vehicles / Robotics / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Autonomy data expertise (sensor logs, planning traces, telemetry), hands-on production ML system shipping, cross-functional translation, data-driven decision making, team leadership, prioritization rigor
Preferred skills
Master's/PhD in quantitative field, prior AV/robotics product deployment experience, simulation/synthetic data generation, safety-case construction, top-tier ML publications, C/C++ systems knowledge
Technologies
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, distributed training, experiment tracking
Responsibilities
Set data science strategy and roadmap across simulation and ML evaluation; lead and develop a team of senior data scientists and ML engineers; partner with Engineering, Product, and Safety to define release criteria and metrics; drive end-to-end ML applications from curation to productionization; establish measurement and experimentation standards; track technical performance and surface root causes; provide technical guidance on issue diagnosis and ML changes
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management
