Senior, Engineering Manager - Perception & Auto-Tagging

For our client, a leader in the Manufacturing & Automotive space, we are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead work at the intersection of data, AI-enabled capabilities, and scalable technology delivery. You will collaborate across engineering, product, operations, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into practical technology solutions, influencing architecture, execution quality, and long-term technology capabilities in a manufacturing environment.

Location: Remote – US-based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Offline Perception team, including hiring and mentoring engineers.
• Own the development roadmap for offline perception models from datasets to delivery.
• Review and guide architecture decisions for data pipelines and model training.
• Represent the team to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Prioritize the roadmap and resolve dependencies with product and peer engineering leaders.
• Drive improvements in dataset specifications and evaluation methodologies.
• Manage team health and staffing, balancing skills across ML and data infrastructure needs.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of software or ML engineering experience, including 2+ years managing engineers.
• Hands-on experience with auto-labeling for self-driving development.
• Track record of delivering large-scale perception datasets in production contexts.
• Broad understanding of perception models across various modalities.
• Experience with AI infrastructure and data pipelines.
• Proven experience in setting technical strategy for ML or data engineering teams.

Pay

$195,500 – $234,600 annually

Benefits

• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees.
• 401K plan with a 6% employer match.
• Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation.
• Company-wide holiday office closures.
• AD&D and Life Insurance.