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.
Job Summary
May Mobility is seeking a Senior Field Autonomy Solutions engineer who will work closely with cross-functional teams to triage and resolve complex technical issues while effectively communicating their impact across the organization.
Additionally, you will play a key role in enhancing internal workflows, using your expertise to guide tool development and solutions that drive operational efficiency.
The role includes significant travel – up to 50%.
Essential Responsibilities
- Engage with current and potential stakeholders to establish technical assessments, demonstrate value and generate insights for autonomy improvement
- Interface with cross functional leaders to ensure solution roadmaps capture business and customer needs
- Identify and utilize GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technology and/or equivalent tools to improve current processes for identifying routes, regions, and roadways fitting within May Mobility’s Operational Design Domain
- Present verbal and written technical communications on behalf of May Mobility to current and prospective customers, partners, public officials and policymakers, and external stakeholders
- Demonstrate autonomous technology for May stakeholders including members of the public, press, current and potential customers and partners, policymakers, other VIPs
- Travel to active and prospective operational sites for evaluation of May’s AV product offering
- Provide support to deployed AV operations and actively drive resolution to problems and deficiencies in the AV deployment
- Leverage fleet data and simulation results to guide performance improvements
- Coordinates and develops the on-site configuration and deployment of autonomous technology in new locations
Qualifications and Experience
Candidates most successful in this role typically hold the following qualifications or comparable knowledge or experience:
Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, especially with specialties or course work including Computer Science, Robotics, Transportation Engineering, or Operations Engineering, related technical discipline, or equivalent experience in urban or transportation planning
- Minimum 5 years experience in a technical role or roles
- Minimum one year experience in a customer-facing role
- Superb oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated project management experience
- Exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to travel up to 50% as needed, within and beyond the United States
- Ability to pass a driving records check
- Active US Driver’s License (or ability and willingness to obtain one)
- Familiarity with basic principles of mobile robotics
- Ability to comprehend and communicate technical concepts across a variety of audiences
- Demonstrated ability to innovate and drive continuous improvement
- Ability to create clear and informative visualizations, including maps, charts, and graphs, to communicate geospatial analysis results to diverse stakeholders
Desirable
- Prior experience in Robotics and/or Autonomous Vehicles
- Prior experience in a technical sales or solutions engineering role
- Experience creating insights from diverse data and statistical tools
- Experience operating in a Linux environment and using basic Linux command line utilities
- Experience using Git and GitHub or Gitlab
- Experience reading, debugging, and writing code in Python, C, and/or C++
- Experience with software simulation suite
- Expertise in GIS software such as ArcGIS, QGIS, or other specialized geospatial tools is essential for analyzing and manipulating geospatial data effectively
- Experience working with spatial databases as PostgreSQL/PostGIS or MySQL Spatial, for storing, querying, and analyzing geospatial data
Physical Requirements
- Standard office working conditions which includes but is not limited to:
- Prolonged sitting
- Prolonged standing
- Prolonged computer use
Travel required? - Frequent: 26%-50%
Salary Range
$92,000—$110,000 USD
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 with immediate eligibility as well as a phased return to work.
- Flexible vacation policy in addition to 18 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!
May Mobility is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetics or any other legally protected basis. Below, you have the opportunity to share your preferred gender pronouns, gender, ethnicity, and veteran status with May Mobility to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring and recruitment processes. Completion of these questions is entirely voluntary. Any information you choose to provide will be kept confidential, and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. If you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: May Mobility does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, May Mobility does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.
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What We Do
May Mobility is a leader in the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. We aim to transform cities and make transit more safe, sustainable, accessible and equitable for everyone by building a better AV technology that works in the real world. We have delivered more than 335,000 autonomy-enabled rides to date across 11 cities in the U.S. and Japan.
Why Work With Us
May Mobility is a place where innovators, creators, and tech visionaries work together towards a common purpose: to create a safer, greener, and more accessible world. Join our team and make a real impact.
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