Advanced Engineering Manager

May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May develops and deploys autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by our innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology that literally reimagines the way AVs think.

Our vehicles do more than just drive themselves - they provide value to communities, bridge public transit gaps and move people where they need to go safely, easily and with a lot more fun. We’re building the world’s best autonomy system to reimagine transit by minimizing congestion, expanding access and encouraging better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant and livable spaces.

Since our founding in 2017, we’ve given more than 500,000 autonomous rides to real people around the globe. And we’re just getting started. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today, solving real-world problems and seeing the impact of their work. Join us.

Job Summary The Advanced Engineering Manager leads a small, cross-functional R&D team that has one clear objective: turning emerging technology into measurable business impact at May, measured through operational design domain (ODD) expansion and cost optimization. In this role, the manager owns prototypes, the process used to develop them, the hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) benches that test them, and works hands-on with the team as its technical escalation point.

The manager sets technical direction for next-generation compute and sensors, aimed at lower BOM cost and lower power consumption on future vehicle platforms, and hands proven designs to Core engineering. As the team manager, this role also mentors and develops direct reports and owns the communication and escalation paths between the team and senior leadership.

Essential Responsibilities Build, manage, and mentor a small team of specialists in hardware, compute and sensors, and software interface, systems, and test, with regular feedback and technical growth plans. Collaborate closely with Perception, Motion Planning, and Controls teams to understand tradeoffs and resolve conflicts

Own the team’s budget, timelines, scope, and staffing, and report progress and risks to engineering leadership.

Define and maintain a 24-month technical roadmap for next-generation compute and sensors, with clear targets and milestones

Scout and evaluate emerging technology within the team and decide what to pursue, prototype, or pass on. Lead compute and sensor hardware specification and selection with suppliers, and characterize software performance on target hardware to find bottlenecks and recommend hardware or software fixes. Own the prototype development process: define the stages, review gates, and exit criteria that take an idea from concept to a tested prototype, and keep the team consistent in how it builds, tests, and documents.

Own prototype builds from end to end, including design, fabrication, integration into the vehicle platform, and bring-up, and manage the budget, suppliers, and schedule behind them.

Own HIL benches, including their CAN, Ethernet, and serial interfaces, and unit- and subsystem-level testing, using sound methods (V-model, DFMEA, requirements management, test planning) so results lead to clear decisions.

Hand off hardware prototypes, test assets, and proven designs to production engineering without giving up safety or scalability.

Demonstrate competency through refined integration requirements for our systems that let Product Development and the core engineering team implement the latest technology in our portfolio successfully.

Work with the safety team so early designs align with ISO 26262, SOTIF (ISO 21448), and UL 4600, and prototypes can be…