Motional
Director, Onboard Core Software
$240K–$330K
Boston, Massachusetts, United States +7 · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Remote U.S.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Remote U.S. - Experience
- 12+ years of software engineering, including 5+ years leading organizations of 40 or more engineers as a manager of managers.
- Education
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent knowledge and work experience.
About the job
Leads the teams and roadmap responsible for Motional’s onboard vehicle software foundation, from embedded firmware through operating systems, runtimes, and middleware, while maintaining production platforms and developing the next generation.
What you'll do
- Own the onboard software stack, including cross-cutting platform behaviors and software quality for releases.
- Lead and develop engineering managers and technical leaders, including hiring, performance, and career growth.
- Coordinate with partner organizations on priorities, boundaries, and escalations for onboard software.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading organizations of 40 or more engineers as a manager of managers.
- Experience in a field where software runs on physical hardware, such as automotive, robotics, aerospace, or consumer devices.
- Hands-on experience building or leading teams that built embedded firmware, Linux kernel or BSP software, real-time middleware, or high-performance runtimes.
- Experience running software in production on a fleet or in the field, including maintaining a current platform while bringing up the next one.
Nice to have
- Experience with functional safety in automotive or safety-critical/regulated environments.
- Experience with high-performance, high-bandwidth, low-latency systems; physical AI ecosystems; or the autonomous vehicle or robotaxi industry.
Pay
$240,000–$330,000 USD base salary
Tools
embedded firmware, Linux kernel, BSP, real-time middleware, SoCs, safety MCUs, GPU compute, ISO 26262
AI focus
Familiarity with physical AI ecosystems is preferred, including how machine learning models run on embedded compute, depend on sensors and onboard runtime, and use on-road and simulation data for training and evaluation.
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