Lead Machine Learning Engineer
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to join the team of a leader in the Manufacturing & Automotive space.
This role will focus on advancing machine learning capabilities for autonomous driving systems, with an emphasis on model development, experimentation, and evaluation at commercial scale. The position will partner closely with engineering teams to tackle complex driving and simulation challenges using emerging approaches in robotics and AI. This is a highly technical leadership role that combines hands-on modeling work with mentorship and cross-functional influence.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $220,000 – $270,000 annually
Responsibilities
Design, train, and evaluate state-of-the-art machine learning models for autonomous driving
Utilize emerging techniques to address commercial-scale challenges in driving and simulation
Lead cross-functional teams of engineers to push the boundaries of current technology
Define and execute effective data balancing, training experiments, and evaluation practices for large datasets
Qualifications
Extensive experience with Vision Language Action Models, Generative World Models, or foundation models in robotics
Minimum of 4 years of industry experience with commercial robotics systems
At least 1 year of experience mentoring Machine Learning Engineers
Master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field with a strong mathematical or engineering focus
Practical experience handling long-tail problems in machine learning
Proficiency in Python and PyTorch on Linux
Understanding of LiDAR, camera, and radar processing techniques
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare suite, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts available
Rich retirement plan with an immediately vested employer match
Generous paid parental leave with a phased return policy
Flexible vacation alongside paid company holidays
Total Wellness Program offering various wellbeing resources
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Design, train, and evaluate state-of-the-art machine learning models for autonomous driving
- Utilize emerging techniques to address commercial-scale challenges in driving and simulation
- Lead cross-functional teams of engineers to push the boundaries of current technology
- Define and execute effective data balancing, training experiments, and evaluation practices for large datasets
Qualifications
- Extensive experience with Vision Language Action Models, Generative World Models, or foundation models in robotics
- Minimum of 4 years of industry experience with commercial robotics systems
- At least 1 year of experience mentoring Machine Learning Engineers
- Master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field with a strong mathematical or engineering focus
- Practical experience handling long-tail problems in machine learning
- Proficiency in Python and PyTorch on Linux
- Understanding of LiDAR, camera, and radar processing techniques
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare suite, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts available
- Rich retirement plan with an immediately vested employer match
- Generous paid parental leave with a phased return policy
- Flexible vacation alongside paid company holidays
- Total Wellness Program offering various wellbeing resources
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
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