Director, Vehicle Integration & AV Platform Validation

Atoms; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k)

Equity

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Atoms is seeking a Director of Vehicle Integration to lead hardware-in-the-loop validation, integration architecture, and on-vehicle bring-up for autonomous vehicle platforms. You will manage senior engineers and technicians, shaping reusable platform solutions across programs.

The role requires a hands-on leader capable of coordinating hardware, software, and supplier teams, with five-days-on-site in San Francisco and travel to test sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant engineering field with 3+ years of leadership experience.
• Ownership of vehicle integration from architecture to fleet deployment.
• Hands-on depth with vehicle networks, drive-by-wire, and hardware interfaces.
• Experience on automated driving programs or production ADAS is preferred.
• Ability to work onsite in San Francisco five days a week with travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own the hardware-in-the-loop and bench validation for software releases against real vehicle interfaces.
• Own the autonomy integration architecture for the development fleet, including electrical architecture and sensor placement.
• Lead on-vehicle bring-up, calibration procedures, and production scripts.
• Collaborate with robotics, vehicle operations, hardware engineering, and OEM/supplier partners.

Skills

Leadership

Vehicle integration ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Onsite work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, CS, Robotics, or related field

Tools

CAN/CAN FD/LIN

Automotive Ethernet

Hardware-in-the-loop

NVIDIA DRIVE platforms (Orin/Thor)

Drive OS / QNX familiarity

Job description

Atoms is seeking a Director of Vehicle Integration to lead hardware-in-the-loop validation, integration architecture, and on-vehicle bring-up for autonomous vehicle platforms. You will manage senior engineers and technicians, shaping reusable platform solutions across programs.

The role requires a hands-on leader capable of coordinating hardware, software, and supplier teams, with five-days-on-site in San Francisco and travel to test sites as needed.