Waabi
Sensors Team Lead
Remote US +4 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Jun 10, 2026
- Location
- Remote US
Pittsburgh, PA
San Francisco, CA
Dallas, TX
Phoenix, AZ - Experience
- 10+ years of related hands-on sensor experience; 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Education
- Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Leads sensor strategy, development, evaluation, integration, and reliability for Waabi’s autonomous driving technology.
What you'll do
- Set sensor technical direction and roadmap, aligning plans with the Waabi Driver’s development across generations and applications.
- Lead sensor evaluation, requirements development, vendor relationships, and integration into the compute platform.
- Establish sensor data quality, reliability, and safety practices, and coordinate with Autonomy & AI and Simulation teams.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of hands-on experience with LiDAR, Radar, and Camera, preferably in autonomous vehicles or robotics.
- 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Experience leading technical teams in sensor development, validation, or integration for complex systems.
Nice to have
- Experience with GNSS and/or IMU.
- Technical experience in developing self-driving vehicles.
Tools
Lidar, Radar, Camera, GNSS, IMU
AI focus
Coordinates with the Autonomy & AI team on sensor settings and application-level data-quality monitoring to support autonomy performance.
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