May Mobility

Lead Machine Learning Engineer

May Mobility$220K — $270K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience in Vision Language Action Models, Generative World Models, Foundation Models, or Data Centric AI.
  • 4+ years working in commercial robotics systems.
  • 1+ year mentoring ML Engineers in a professional setting.
  • Master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a similar field requiring strong analytical skills.
  • Expertise in addressing the Long Tail problem in Machine Learning.
  • Proficient programming skills in Python/PyTorch and Linux environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design, train, and evaluate advanced models for autonomous driving and simulation.
  • Utilize cutting-edge techniques in End-to-End driving, VLA, and World Model domains to tackle large-scale challenges.
  • Lead cross-functional teams of Engineers to achieve state-of-the-art results.
  • Establish data balance and training protocols to efficiently handle large-scale datasets.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plans including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts available.
  • Rich retirement benefits with an immediately vested employer match.
  • Generous paid parental leave with a phased return to work option.
  • Flexible vacation policy alongside paid holidays.
  • Total Wellness Program with resources for overall well-being.
Full Job Description
We are seeking Machine Learning Leaders in the Autonomous Vehicle domain. As part of our team, you will play a critical role in enhancing May's Machine Learning capabilities both on and off the vehicle, in a commercial large-scale environment with high standards of quality.
Essential Responsibilities
  • Design, train and evaluate state of the art models for May's autonomous driving, simulation and ML Platform stack.
  • Leverage emerging techniques in the End-to-End driving, Vision Language Action (VLA), World or Foundation model domains to solve commercial-scale problems.
  • Lead small teams of cross functional Engineers beyond the state of the art.
  • Define data balance, training experiment and evaluation practices to train efficiently at petabyte scale.
Skills and Abilities

Success in this role typically requires the following competencies:
  • Direct experience architecting & training VLA, MMLM, or Generative World Models for commercial-scale applications
  • Experience composing, processing and characterizing large (>100TB) multi-modal datasets
  • Experience analyzing and addressing long-tail failure cases in large models
  • Experience leading teams of 2-3 Engineers and communicating technical details to interdisciplinary leadership.
Qualifications and Experience

Candidates most successful in this role typically hold the following qualifications or comparable knowledge or experience:
Required
  • Extensive practical experience in one of the following domains:
    • Vision Language Action Models
    • Generative World Models
    • Foundation Models in Robotics
    • Data Centric AI
  • A minimum of 4 years of industry experience working on commercial robotics systems.
  • A minimum of 1 year mentoring ML Engineers in a commercial or lab environment.
  • Master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, or a field that requires a strong mathematical and/or engineering foundation.
  • Practical experience handling the "Long Tail" problem in Machine Learning.
  • Strong programming skills in Python/PyTorch in a Linux environment.
  • Functional understanding of LiDAR, Camera and Radar processing techniques.
Desirable
  • PhD and/or published research in the described specialty domains.
  • Familiar with common post-training techniques.
  • Experience deploying models to resource constrained and edge hardware
  • Functional understanding of C/C++/CUDA memory and threading models.
Physical Requirements
  • Standard office working conditions which includes but is not limited to:
    • Prolonged sitting
    • Prolonged standing
    • Prolonged computer use
  • Travel required? - Low: 5%-10%


Benefits and Perks
  • Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans. Domestic partners who have been residing together at least one year are also eligible to participate.
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available.
  • Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
  • Generous paid parental leave as well as a phased return to work.
  • Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays.
  • Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing


Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and/or people of color are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every qualification. At May Mobility, we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workforce, so if you're excited about this role but your previous experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be the perfect candidate for this or another role at May.

Want to learn more about our culture & benefits? Check out our website!

Salary Range

$220,000-$270,000 USD

About May Mobility

May Mobility is a transportation technology company that specializes in autonomous vehicles. The company was founded in 2017 by Edwin Olson, a computer science professor at the University of Michigan, and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. May Mobility provides autonomous shuttle services for cities, campuses, and other public spaces, with a focus on safety and accessibility. The company has raised over $83 million in funding to date and has partnerships with major automakers such as Toyota and BMW.
Learn more about May Mobility
Size
100 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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