Manager, Simulation Operations
May MobilityAutonomous Vehicles company
Ann Arbor, United States$182,000 - $263,000 USDManager
Toyota Ventures
BMW i Ventures
NTT Group
Mirai Creation Fund II
Cyrus Capital Partners
State Farm Ventures
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Lead simulation operations, scenario creation, and quality control for autonomous vehicle testing.
- •May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology.
- •As Manager of Simulation Operations, you will lead and scale the team responsible for scenario creation, test execution, and quality control across May Mobility’s virtual testing ecosystem.
- •Key Responsibilities Own end-to-end simulation operations, managing multi-cadence test suites to ensure all requests are delivered on time with high quality.
- •Oversee the intake, generation, tagging, and maintenance of simulation scenarios based on requirements from autonomy, safety, and product teams.
- •Enforce rigorous QA standards over simulation inputs, platforms, and output results; design, track, and elevate unified evaluation metrics.
- •Synthesize raw simulation outputs into concise analytical summaries, identifying software regressions, system trends, and edge-case behavior.
- •Proactively identify and integrate AI tools, automated prompt/script generators, and LLM-assisted workflows to accelerate scenario generation, bug triage, and reporting.
- •Requirements B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, Data Analytics, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience). 5+ years of experience in technical operations, software QA/testing management, or data operations. 2+ years of direct people management experience overseeing full-time engineers and contingent/contractor workforces.
- •Proven track record establishing operational metrics, quality assurance frameworks, and executive reporting cadences.
- •Demonstrated experience utilizing modern AI tools to expedite team workflows and eliminate manual operational bottlenecks.
Required skills
Engineering ManagementPythonCI/CDKubernetesDockerLinuxGitAWSGoogle CloudAzureREST APIOpenAPI
Domain expertise
automotiveai
Benefits & perks
Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans., Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available., Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match., Generous paid parental leave as well as a phased return to work., Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays., Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptLinuxGitJiraConfluenceSlackAWSGoogle CloudAzureDockerKubernetesCI/CDOpenAPIREST API