Senior Manager, Autonomy Safety

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 300,000 autonomy-enabled 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.

The Product Safety team is seeking a technical leader with experience in the full end to end development lifecycle for Autonomous Vehicle. As the technical leader, you will need to stay current on industry best practices and standards and guide the development of May Mobility’s safety strategy considering relevant standard UL. 4600. ISO 21448, ISO 8800. This leader role provides safety guidance to the engineering development teams that are focused on development, and assess their work products..

As a Senior Manager/Lead Engineer, this role is expected to lead a team of Safety Engineers through development, management, and mentorship.

As the Technical Lead, you will be responsible for working with our partners and customers to define safety strategies and targets for autonomous driving systems, understand their challenges and needs, and collaborate on new learning solutions. You will apply your experience with ISO 8800 and ISO 24118 to ensure we develop, deploy and maintain safe autonomous systems in simulation, on closed courses and on public roads.

• Referencing ISO 8800, ISO 21448 and AV industry best practices, develop the strategy for ensuring safe autonomous system development, deployment and maintenance.
• Set the strategy for how we systematically break down operational design domain components and driving behavior components and how these are validated in aggregate and on a per behavior level.
• Work with software, data science and systems engineering teams to ensure May Mobility safely trains new machine learning models to solve complex problems.
• Set the safety standard for how we prototype, test and deploy new AI solutions.
  
  Set the strategy for testing and validation of data sets and develop an assurance plan.
• Work with data science, systems engineering and software teams to set the strategy for how we establish safety launch targets ( SPI
  - Safety Performance index) across vehicle behaviors and in aggregate.
• Create and confirm the detailed functional safety case including a schedule to hit the company’s product launches.
• Own and manage the safety plan and ensure that the schedule and required artifacts are met.
• Train and coach the development team through every aspect of the safety plan through appropriate process and methods.
• Communicate with all required stakeholders to identify and define technical/ system requirements, safety requirements tied to the safety goals.
• Ensure that functional safety confirmation measures such as audits and assessments are planned and complete.

Success in this role typically requires the following competencies:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Hands-on with an analytical mindset and a proven track record of problem-solving.
• Palpable enthusiasm for cutting-edge innovation in self-driving technologies and safety products
• A high level of initiative and activation. Must be able to enthusiastically take on challenges, including those peripheral to core responsibilities when needed for project success.
• Machine Learning & AI Safety: ISO 8800, ISO 24118 and other applicable industry standards and best practices for autonomous…