Principal Engineer, System Performance Analytics (Remote)

Motional; Boston, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh (MA, NV, Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional, a leading autonomous driving company, is seeking a Principal Engineer to own and elevate executive AV performance reporting. You will translate complex robotics data into strategic narratives and drive the weekly Software Performance Review for leadership, including the CEO, while mentoring engineers and shaping an automated reporting ecosystem.

The role blends robotics domain expertise with high-level business insight, offering hybrid in-office work in Boston/Pittsburgh/Las Vegas or

Qualifications

• 8+ years bridging BI, data science, and strategic reporting in a highly complex technical field (Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Aerospace).
• Master’s degree in Business Analytics, Data Intelligence, Robotics, or an MBA with strong technical foundation.
• Executive presence with experience presenting to executives and leading high-visibility reviews.
• Analytical and influential; able to build a POV that guides decisions.
• Strategic and operational balance: synthesize long-term system maturity with deep-dive on release anomalies.
• Strong foundations in robotics systems, data architectures, and AV performance, perception, and prediction validation.
• Data visualization expertise: selecting the right charts to translate engineering outputs into executive insights.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development and tools (Cursor, MCP, Copilot) and API integrations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic data synthesis: analyze AV data pipelines and visualize core narratives.
• Executive reporting ownership: lead weekly SPR and all leadership AV performance reporting.
• Cross-functional alignment: unify data streams across multiple teams into a cohesive release narrative.
• Mentorship: elevate data visualization practices and storytelling across the team.
• Reporting automation & AI tooling: build zero-touch reporting pipelines and auto-generate weekly decks.

Job description

Motional, a leading autonomous driving company, is seeking a Principal Engineer to own and elevate executive AV performance reporting. You will translate complex robotics data into strategic narratives and drive the weekly Software Performance Review for leadership, including the CEO, while mentoring engineers and shaping an automated reporting ecosystem.

The role blends robotics domain expertise with high-level business insight, offering hybrid in-office work in Boston/Pittsburgh/Las Vegas or