22h ago

Senior Manager, Engineering - Learned Vehicle Intent

Ann Arbor, MI

โœจ $230k-$350k / yearest.

full-timelead Hybrid

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead multiple engineering teams building learned behavior models for Torc's autonomous trucking system. You'll own technical vision and roadmap for Learned Vehicle Intent (LVI), integrating reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and multi-agent systems. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with Staff-level depth and team-building responsibilities.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Own the technical vision and roadmap for Learned Vehicle Intent (LVI).
  • Lead and scale 2-3 teams of ML engineers.
  • Guide architecture decisions for policy learning systems.
  • Drive development of scalable training pipelines and experimentation frameworks.
  • Partner cross-functionally with perception, prediction, planning, simulation, and safety teams.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in applied ML, autonomy, or robotics.
  • Reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and multi-agent systems expertise.
  • 5+ years leading engineering teams across multiple domains.
  • Strong programming in Python and PyTorch or equivalent.

โœจ Nice to Have

  • PhD in CS, AI, or related field with learned behavior focus.
  • Experience deploying RL or learned behavior models in production.
  • Familiarity with simulation environments, scenario generation, and validation frameworks.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive compensation with bonus and stock options.
  • ๐Ÿฅ 100% paid medical, dental, and vision for full-time employees.
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Generous paid vacation available immediately.
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ 401K with 6% employer match.
  • ๐Ÿข Flexible schedule and company-wide holiday closures.

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3Onsite Interviewsยท 4 hours
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