Principal Tech Lead Manager - VLM/LLM

Summary

Join Motional as a Principal Technical Lead Manager to lead large-scale data mining using Vision Language Models (VLM) and Large Language Models (LLM) for autonomous driving. You will lead a team of engineers and researchers, drive innovation in VLM/LLM techniques, and build high-quality datasets to improve ML products. Responsibilities include managing large-scale mining workflows, providing statistical analysis of model performance, and mentoring the team. The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in machine learning, data mining, and leadership, with experience in developing and deploying advanced AI solutions. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
• Extensive experience in machine learning, data mining, and natural language processing
• Proven experience in developing and deploying VLM/LLM models
• Strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with machine learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
• Experience with large-scale data processing and distributed computing technologies
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers and researchers in developing data products utilizing foundation models such as multi-modal encoding models (CLIP-style models), vision language models (VLMs) and large language models (LLMs) and adapt them to the autonomous driving domain via pre-training, fine-tuning and prompt optimization
• Drive innovation by researching and experimenting with new VLM/LLM techniques and technologies
• Own large-scale mining workflows that surface rare objects, model errors & long-tail events
• Build high-quality datasets to improve ML products through training & edge case validation
• Provide statistical depth on model performance & generalization through rigorous error analysis across complex driving scenarios
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the team, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
• Manage project timelines, resources, and deliverables to ensure successful project execution

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
• Experience with machine learning in the autonomous driving domain
• Publications or contributions to the AI/ML community

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k with a company match
• Health saving accounts
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance