Head of Autonomous Vehicle Simulation Operations

Wipro Technologies; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Wipro Limited in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Program Director to own and scale autonomous vehicle simulation operations, supporting validation, safety assurance, and release readiness for autonomous driving software.

This senior role demands deep expertise in large-scale AV simulation ecosystems, virtual validation, scenario-based testing, cloud/HPC infrastructure, and global leadership of cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Senior leader with 10+ years in autonomous driving simulation and validation.
• Experience leading large-scale AV simulation operations and cloud/HPC.
• Must come from autonomous driving simulation and validation backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale autonomous vehicle simulation operations and validation programmes.
• Drive virtual validation campaigns across millions to billions of simulated miles.
• Own simulation infrastructure, cloud environments, and HPC operations.
• Oversee scenario generation, scenario coverage, replay frameworks, digital twins, and synthetic data programmes.
• Establish release readiness, safety assurance, and validation governance processes.
• Partner with Perception, Planning, Prediction, Localisation, Vehicle Control, AI/ML, Platform, and Safety teams.
• Lead global cross-functional engineering teams and large-scale programme delivery.
• Manage operational efficiency, risk management, cost optimisation, and executive stakeholder communications.

Skills

ADAS

Job description

Wipro Limited in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Program Director to own and scale autonomous vehicle simulation operations, supporting validation, safety assurance, and release readiness for autonomous driving software.

This senior role demands deep expertise in large-scale AV simulation ecosystems, virtual validation, scenario-based testing, cloud/HPC infrastructure, and global leadership of cross-functional teams.