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With views along the Monongahela river, the Pittsburgh office is in the heart of this new state of the art development.\n\nMission Summary:\n Our Design Release Engineering team, within the Vehicle Platform Engineering group, is seeking a highly motivated Staff Engineer to own the engineering integration, program management tracking, and cross-functional alignment between Motional’s Autonomous Driving System (ADS) and our vehicle manufacturer (OEM) partner's base vehicle platform.\nThis role serves as the central orchestrator for the end-to-end hardware integration required to marry our autonomous driving technology with the base vehicle. You will ensure robust technical execution, manage OEM and internal technical coordination and milestones, and drive program delivery that meets all performance, cost, and timing objectives.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing:\nOwn the complete vehicle hardware integration of the autonomous driving system with the base vehicle platform, managing shared requirements and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and ensuring seamless mechanical, electrical, and network compatibility.\nDrive technical discussions and cross-functional alignment between the vehicle manufacturer’s engineering teams and internal Motional technical teams to coordinate vehicle platform requirements, design, and component integration.\nLead technical and programmatic execution for the integration lifecycle, establishing, monitoring, and managing the master integration schedule against vehicle-level design milestones, build events, and gate assessments.\nOversee the generation, alignment, release, and change management of engineering documentation, specifications, and data exchanges between Motional and the OEM, tracking impacts to cost, timing, and scope.\nPartner on the development and execution of platform testing and certification plans, tracking vehicle platform testing schedules and ensuring successful validation against system-level performance targets on time.\nLead technical program reviews, gate assessments, and master timing milestone tracking, proactively developing risk mitigation plans to ensure platform maturity aligns with vehicle build timelines.\nProvide regular, data-driven status updates to technical and program leadership regarding design and integration maturity, test progress, open cross-functional issues, and key project milestone metrics.\nWhat We’re Looking For:\n8+ years of experience in automotive hardware design, release engineering, or vehicle integration, with direct experience managing complex OEM/tier-supplier vehicle programs or platform integrations.\nPrior experience working within an automotive OEM, or managing large-scale platform integrations as a strategic Tier 1 partner.\nDemonstrated experience driving multi-disciplinary engineering activities, cross-functional milestone tracking, and risk mitigation strategies throughout the full automotive product lifecycle.\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, or Systems Engineering (or a related field).\nDeep technical understanding of core vehicle architectures, network topologies (e.g., CAN-FD, automotive ethernet), and electrical/mechanical packaging constraints.\nFundamental knowledge of automotive engineering documentation, validation processes, and quality standards (including DVP&R, DFMEA, and PFMEA).\nFamiliarity with CAD systems (e.g., NX, CATIA), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems (including requirement management tools such as Polarion), and engineering release workflows.\nStrong understanding of vehicle integration, packaging, assembly processes, and functional safety standards (ISO 26262).\nProven ability to lead highly complex initiatives, manage both internal and external organizational stakeholders, and execute to aggressive program timelines with minimal oversight.\nBonus Points:\nProfessional proficiency or fluency in Korean to facilitate direct technical and program communication with international vehicle manufacturing partners.\nThis role is based in our Pittsburgh office and requires in-office days each week.\nThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. \nCandidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.\nSalary Range\n$144,000—$191,250 USD\nMotional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.\nOur journey is always people first.\nWe aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.\nHigher purpose, greater impact.\nWe’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do. \nScale up, not starting up.\nOur team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.\nFormed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.\nMotional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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