CareerPlan

Director, Autonomous Vehicles Platform

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$320k2026-09-01 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead end-to-end platform integration and adapt autonomous driving technology for OEM partners, bridging software with physical vehicle and sensor systems.

Role type

Director, Autonomous Vehicles Platform

Builds

Vehicle and sensor abstraction layers (VAL/SAL), plug-in frameworks, and scalable integration for real-world hardware.

Domain

Autonomous Vehicles / Robotics / Embedded Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C++, C, Linux, Android, Real-time Operating Systems, ROS, GStreamer, GPGPU (CUDA), MISRA, Multithreaded/Distributed Systems, OpenGL, CMake/Bazel

Preferred skills

Embedded/Heterogeneous architectures, AUTOSAR, Drive-by-wire, Modern OpenGL (Core Profile)

Responsibilities

Lead VAL and SAL teams; design software abstractions and plug-in frameworks; build integration mechanisms; validate improvements via real-world/synthetic testing; conduct in-vehicle tests and data analysis; develop unit tests and documentation; write high-performance C++ code.

Seniority

Director, 15+ years experience, 8+ years managing teams