<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;">May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May develops and deploys autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by our innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology that literally reimagines the way AVs think.</span><br><br><span style="font-size:12pt;">Our vehicles do more than just drive themselves - they provide value to communities, bridge public transit gaps and move people where they need to go safely, easily and with a lot more fun. We’re building the world’s best autonomy system to reimagine transit by minimizing congestion, expanding access and encouraging better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant and livable spaces. Since our founding in 2017, we’ve given more than 500,000 autonomous rides to real people around the globe. And we’re just getting started. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today, solving real-world problems and seeing the impact of their work. Join us.</span></p></div><h2><span style="font-size:10pt;"><strong>Job Summary</strong></span></h2><p>May Mobility is entering an exciting phase of growth as we expand our first-of-its-kind autonomous shuttle and mobility services across the nation. Launched in 2017 with a strong team of experienced roboticists and software engineers with decades of experience fielding robotic systems in the wild, May Mobility is looking to expand its team of robotics engineers with a <span style="font-size:10pt;">background in robotics or autonomous vehicles.</span></p><h2><span style="font-size:10pt;"><strong>Essential Responsibilities</strong></span></h2><ul><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Work independently with cross-functional teams to develop software and system requirements.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Design, implement, and test state-of-the-art perception features on time with high quality, industrial-grade production code stack.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Integrate Vision-Language Models (VLMs) and Large Language Models (LLMs) into the perception stack to improve semantic scene understanding and reasoning.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Track and trend technical performance of perception in the field.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Lead major feature development including feature design, code reviews, issue diagnosis, and resolution.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Lead extensive testing to validate features and satisfy release schedules.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Lead development related to data, development, and ML pipelines, specifically focused on multimodal data alignment for training foundation models.</span></li></ul><h2><span style="font-size:10pt;"><strong>Skills and Abilities</strong></span></h2><p><span style="font-size:10pt;">Success in this role typically requires the following competencies:</span></p><ul><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Familiar with ML development cycle, deployment, and optimization.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Deep understanding of data: data pipeline, data balancing, data mining, and data-driving performance improvement.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Knowledge of multimodal learning techniques, including contrastive learning and prompt engineering for zero-shot visual recognition.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Deep understanding of testing frameworks and workflows.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Excellent attention to detail and rigorous testing methodology.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and team leading abilities.</span></li></ul><h2><span style="font-size:10pt;"><strong>Qualifications and Experience</strong></span></h2><p><span style="font-size:10pt;">Candidates most successful in this role typically hold the following qualifications or comparable knowledge or experience:</span></p><h3><span style="font-size:10pt;"><strong>Required</strong></span></h3><ul><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">A minimum of 5+ years of industry experience working on real-world robot systems maintaining high-quality industrial-grade code.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, or a field that requires a strong mathematical and/or engineering foundation.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Strong programming skills in C/C++/Python; software development in Linux environments.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Strong experiences in ML/DL development with PyTorch/TensorFlow.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Direct experience developing or fine-tuning Vision-Language Models (e.g., CLIP, BLIP, or custom VLM backbones) for real-world applications.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience working on a combination of several of the following real-time areas:</span></li><ul><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Computer Vision: Object detection, classification, segmentation.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Semantic scene understanding and open-vocabulary detection.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Multi-target Tracking and Sensor Fusion.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Localization/prediction/planning.</span></li></ul><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Extensive experience deploying features/ML/DL models in real-time systems with high accuracy and low latency.</span></li></ul><h3><span style="font-size:10pt;"><strong>Desirable</strong></span></h3><ul><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Experience utilizing VLMs for edge-case (long-tail) detection and explainable AI in autonomous systems.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Familiar with synthetic data in ML system development.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Familiar with Reinforcement Learning (RL) for ML systems.</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Familiar with ML/DL optimization on real-time products with limited compute resources (e.g., quantization of large transformer models).</span></li><li style="font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Strong background demonstrated through high-quality capability deliveries to robots working in the field.</span></li></ul><h1><span style="font-size:10pt;"><strong>Physical Requirements</strong></span></h1><ul><li>Standard office working conditions which includes but is not limited to:</li><ul><li>Prolonged sitting</li><li>Prolonged standing</li><li>Prolonged computer use</li></ul><li>Travel required? -  Moderate: 11%-25%</li></ul><hr><div><div><div><div><div><div><p><strong>Benefits and Perks</strong></p><ul><li>Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans. Domestic partners who have been residing together at least one year are also eligible to participate. </li><li>Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available.</li><li>Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.</li><li>Generous paid parental leave as well as a phased return to work. </li><li>Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays.</li><li>Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing   </li></ul></div><div>Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and/or people of color are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every qualification. At May Mobility, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workforce, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be the perfect candidate for this or another role at May.</div></div></div></div></div></div><p><em>Want to learn more about our culture &amp; benefits? Check out our <a href="https://maymobility.com/careers/">website</a>!</em></p><p><em>May Mobility is an equal opportunity employer.  All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetics or any other legally protected basis.   Below, you have the opportunity to share your preferred gender pronouns, gender, ethnicity, and veteran status with May Mobility to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring and recruitment processes. Completion of these questions is entirely voluntary.  Any information you choose to provide will be kept confidential, and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. If you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know.</em></p><p><strong><em>Note to Recruitment Agencies:</em></strong><em> May Mobility does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, May Mobility does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.</em></p><div><div><div>Salary Range</div><div><span>$200,000</span><span>—</span><span>$240,000 USD</span></div></div></div>

<p>May Mobility is developing autonomous electric vehicles from the chassis up with a focus on system-level safety design. This focus will allow us to be the first to launch a fully driverless autonomous vehicle. The company plans to lead the industry with its system design approach and best in class user experience. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.</p>

Lead ML Engineer (VLA/ALM focused)

<div><p><span>May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May develops and deploys autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by our innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology that literally reimagines the way AVs think.</span><br /><br /><span>Our vehicles do more than just drive themselves - they provide value to communities, bridge public transit gaps and move people where they need to go safely, easily and with a lot more fun. We’re building the world’s best autonomy system to reimagine transit by minimizing congestion, expanding access and encouraging better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant and livable spaces. Since our founding in 2017, we’ve given more than 500,000 autonomous rides to real people around the globe. And we’re just getting started. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today, solving real-world problems and seeing the impact of their work. Join us.</span></p></div><h2><span><strong>Job Summary</strong></span></h2><p>May Mobility is entering an exciting phase of growth as we expand our first-of-its-kind autonomous shuttle and mobility services across the nation. Launched in 2017 with a strong team of experienced roboticists and software engineers with decades of experience fielding robotic systems in the wild, May Mobility is looking to expand its team of robotics engineers with a <span>background in robotics or autonomous vehicles.</span></p><h2><span><strong>Essential Responsibilities</strong></span></h2><ul><li><span>Work independently with cross-functional teams to develop software and system requirements.</span></li><li><span>Design, implement, and test state-of-the-art perception features on time with high quality, industrial-grade production code stack.</span></li><li><span>Integrate Vision-Language Models (VLMs) and Large Language Models (LLMs) into the perception stack to improve semantic scene understanding and reasoning.</span></li><li><span>Track and trend technical performance of perception in the field.</span></li><li><span>Lead major feature development including feature design, code reviews, issue diagnosis, and resolution.</span></li><li><span>Lead extensive testing to validate features and satisfy release schedules.</span></li><li><span>Lead development related to data, development, and ML pipelines, specifically focused on multimodal data alignment for training foundation models.</span></li></ul><h2><span><strong>Skills and Abilities</strong></span></h2><p><span>Success in this role typically requires the following competencies:</span></p><ul><li><span>Familiar with ML development cycle, deployment, and optimization.</span></li><li><span>Deep understanding of data: data pipeline, data balancing, data mining, and data-driving performance improvement.</span></li><li><span>Knowledge of multimodal learning techniques, including contrastive learning and prompt engineering for zero-shot visual recognition.</span></li><li><span>Deep understanding of testing frameworks and workflows.</span></li><li><span>Excellent attention to detail and rigorous testing methodology.</span></li><li><span>Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and team leading abilities.</span></li></ul><h2><span><strong>Qualifications and Experience</strong></span></h2><p><span>Candidates most successful in this role typically hold the following qualifications or comparable knowledge or experience:</span></p><h3><span><strong>Required</strong></span></h3><ul><li><span>A minimum of 5+ years of industry experience working on real-world robot systems maintaining high-quality industrial-grade code.</span></li><li><span>Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, or a field that requires a strong mathematical and/or engineering foundation.</span></li><li><span>Strong programming skills in C/C++/Python; software development in Linux environments.</span></li><li><span>Strong experiences in ML/DL development with PyTorch/TensorFlow.</span></li><li><span>Direct experience developing or fine-tuning Vision-Language Models (e.g., CLIP, BLIP, or custom VLM backbones) for real-world applications.</span></li><li><span>Experience working on a combination of several of the following real-time areas:</span></li><ul><li><span>Computer Vision: Object detection, classification, segmentation.</span></li><li><span>Semantic scene understanding and open-vocabulary detection.</span></li><li><span>Multi-target Tracking and Sensor Fusion.</span></li><li><span>Localization/prediction/planning.</span></li></ul><li><span>Extensive experience deploying features/ML/DL models in real-time systems with high accuracy and low latency.</span></li></ul><h3><span><strong>Desirable</strong></span></h3><ul><li><span>Experience utilizing VLMs for edge-case (long-tail) detection and explainable AI in autonomous systems.</span></li><li><span>Familiar with synthetic data in ML system development.</span></li><li><span>Familiar with Reinforcement Learning (RL) for ML systems.</span></li><li><span>Familiar with ML/DL optimization on real-time products with limited compute resources (e.g., quantization of large transformer models).</span></li><li><span>Strong background demonstrated through high-quality capability deliveries to robots working in the field.</span></li></ul><h1><span><strong>Physical Requirements</strong></span></h1><ul><li>Standard office working conditions which includes but is not limited to:</li><ul><li>Prolonged sitting</li><li>Prolonged standing</li><li>Prolonged computer use</li></ul><li>Travel required? -  Moderate: 11%-25%</li></ul><hr /><div><div><div><div><div><div><p><strong>Benefits and Perks</strong></p><ul><li>Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans. Domestic partners who have been residing together at least one year are also eligible to participate. </li><li>Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available.</li><li>Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.</li><li>Generous paid parental leave as well as a phased return to work. </li><li>Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays.</li><li>Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing   </li></ul></div><div>Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and/or people of color are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every qualification. At May Mobility, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workforce, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be the perfect candidate for this or another role at May.</div></div></div></div></div></div><p><em>Want to learn more about our culture &amp; benefits? Check out our <a href="https://maymobility.com/careers/">website</a>!</em></p><p><em>May Mobility is an equal opportunity employer.  All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetics or any other legally protected basis.   Below, you have the opportunity to share your preferred gender pronouns, gender, ethnicity, and veteran status with May Mobility to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring and recruitment processes. Completion of these questions is entirely voluntary.  Any information you choose to provide will be kept confidential, and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. If you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know.</em></p><p><strong><em>Note to Recruitment Agencies:</em></strong><em> May Mobility does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, May Mobility does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.</em></p><div><div><div>Salary Range</div><div><span>$200,000</span><span>—</span><span>$240,000 USD</span></div></div></div>

Lead ML Engineer (VLA/ALM focused)

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