Vice President of Autonomous Hardware Engineering

Key Skills

Effective communication skills, High performance computing- HPC, Leadership Skill, Management, Mechanical, Supply Chain Management

Job Description

The successful VP of Hardware Engineering candidate has a proven track record of building partnerships with OEMs and Tier 1 automotive suppliers for the deployment of L4 Autonomous Vehicles.

You must have a deep technology domain experience, are customer oriented and an experience global business leader. You anticipate and move proactively to drive positive business outcomes. You are a self starter motivated by achieving ambitious goals, and take pride in directing and inspiring people to generate and implement breakthrough solutions.

We are supporting relocation cost to Pittsburgh for this position.

What you'll be doing:

• Reporting directly to the CTO, the Vice President of Hardware Engineering will manage the workflow of the 100+ member hardware team as a tactical, organized, results oriented leader
• Oversee the hardware architecture in support of Motional's technology development teams 
• Responsible for the successful execution and delivery of all vehicle programs
• Develop high level organizational wide roadmaps that allow hardware to succeed in a software driven organization; reconcile gaps between hardware and software, and make the org understand key goals and priorities
• Partner with the Engineering Senior Leadership team and other senior team members to help lead strategy and prioritize the needs of the business
• Develop, implement, and communicate engineering plans and status throughout all levels of the company, including financial and resource budget planning and management
• Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among department members that allows for constructive ideas, the appreciation of diversity, as well as cohesiveness, supportiveness, and working effectively together
• Lead employees using a performance management and development process that provides an overall context and framework to encourage employee contribution and includes goal setting, feedback, and performance development planning
• Identify opportunities for increasing performance and reliability while striving to be cost efficient
• Execute and deliver on the relevant roadmaps, enabling your team leads to unblock their teams and create a focus on partnering with internal customers and stakeholders
• Partner with Tier 1 Automotive Manufacturer; Hyundai Motor Group, and Tier 1 ADAS Supplier; Aptiv
• Set priorities across multiple generations of product and hardware development
• Create mechanical, electrical, and systems design review process and culture 
• Set documentation standards with an eye on scalability for building a high volume production environment
• Design hardware and manufacturing lab for low volume in house production of prototypes and proof of concepts

What we're looking for:

• Experienced engineering leader having led and worked with cross-functional groups (supply chain, production, field operations/support, software, hardware, mechanical, electrical, integration, test, safety engineers) throughout the entire product development life cycle to ensure that final products meet the requirements/objectives and the product can be effectively released to production
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills in an emerging tech company by promoting problem solving development, accountability and engagement
• Experience with integrated hardware/software products and solutions
• Experience with taking a concept to product with a focus on design for manufacturability and scalability
• Proven track record of building partnerships with OEMs and Tier 1 automotive suppliers
• Proven success building a Hardware organization to support complex software architecture 
• PhD or Masters degree in Engineering preferred
• Minimum 15 years of experience with 10+ years of engineering leadership
• Global business experience
• Product development, program management, and launch execution experience 
• Willingness to travel 10-25% both domestically and internationally

Bonus Points:

• Experience in autonomous vehicle systems or robotics
• A background in developing systems from concept through production and deployment
• Experience with ISO 26262 or similar safety standards

Why You Should Join Us:

• You will have an impact on Motional becoming a commercial organization
• Opportunity to build and shape your own organization
• Serve as the subject matter expert that guides the leadership team on all things hardware

Working conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to convey and detect communication
• The employee occasionally required to remain stationary at times for up to 50% of working time, move in designated working areas; & operate and use office equipment
• The employee may occasionally move up to 50 pounds

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. 

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range

$250,000—$300,000 USD