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Director, Autonomy Behavior

Ann Arbor , MI - HQ💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-23 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the vision, strategy, and technical roadmap for the Behavior & Controls team to advance Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology for safe and comfortable autonomous vehicle rides.

Role type

Director of Autonomy Behaviors (Strategy & Technical Leadership)

Builds

Autonomous vehicle autonomy systems using MPDM technology

Domain

Autonomous Vehicles / Robotics / Transportation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Autonomous decision making, Reinforcement learning, Planning algorithms, Computational prediction, Team leadership (10+ engineers), Technical roadmap execution, KPI development, Risk mitigation

Preferred skills

MPDM technology experience, PhD or Masters in technical field, 5+ years management experience

Technologies

MPDM, Reinforcement Learning, Simulation environments

Responsibilities

Develop and execute autonomy strategy with executives; Work cross-functionally with Vehicle Engineering, Software, Data, and Operations; Deliver advances to MPDM technology including data-driven policies and control algorithms; Ensure efficient operation of core technologies in commercial deployments; Maintain understanding of planning and machine learning research; Construct and execute roadmap to solve key challenges; Interview, hire, and manage a diverse team of engineers; Oversee escalation of critical issues within the autonomy team.

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