Director of Software Engineering, Behaviors and Planning

What this role involves

Overland AI is seeking a Director of Software Engineering for the Behaviors and Planning team to lead 7-10 engineers in developing autonomous ground vehicle navigation for defense missions. The role involves setting technical direction for motion planning, behaviors, and verification, and partnering closely with the ML & Perception team. The position requires onsite presence in Seattle, Washington, and involves supporting field deployments and customer demonstrations.

Skills this posting asks for

• motion planning
• behaviors
• geospatial planning
• offline verification
• mppi
• costmap-based planning
• global planning
• teleop
• autonomous modes
• trail-keeping
• convoy following
• task interfaces
• ml
• perception
• terrain understanding
• ground surface prediction
• costmap prediction
• dynamic object prediction
• end-to-end learned planning
• simulation
• log playback
• automated regression testing
• vlm-based reasoning
• scene understanding

Requirements

• Level: director
• Remote policy: onsite