Technical Lead, Mining Autonomy Platform

4 months ago

Sunnyvale, CA, USAStaff+

H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$125k - $222k/yr

Responsibilities

Lead technical direction and mentor engineers on the Autonomy Platform team while setting architecture and execution priorities.
Define the roadmap with the autonomy product team across internal milestones and customer requirements.
Design and implement the autonomy-to-vehicle control layer, including drive-by-wire integration and system identification for new mining platforms.
Build and maintain production software for vehicle health monitoring, diagnostics, telemetry pipelines, networking, and OTA deployment.
Drive bring-up of new mining vehicle platforms from initial hardware integration through software integration and field validation.
Integrate shared capabilities from partner teams and adapt them to mining-specific requirements.
Establish engineering standards for reliability, safety, and scalability as the fleet moves toward production deployment.

7+ years of experience in embedded systems, robotics, or autonomous vehicle software development.
Proven experience leading a technical team or serving as a tech lead on a complex systems project.
Hands-on experience with robotics actuation, including CAN, drive-by-wire, or similar control interfaces.
Experience building or owning production embedded-platform components such as health monitoring, telemetry, diagnostics, or deployment systems.
Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded and real-time systems development.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Experience in mining, construction, or agriculture autonomy is preferred.
Background in controls, system identification, or vehicle dynamics modeling is preferred.
Familiarity with OTA deployment and fleet management systems for embedded platforms is preferred.
Prior experience taking a new vehicle platform from initial bring-up to production readiness is preferred.
Experience integrating shared platform components into product-specific applications with partner or external teams is preferred.

In-office work is expected 5 days per week, with occasional remote-work flexibility.
Benefits may include equity, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off.