Program Director – Autonomous Vehicle Simulation Operations

Hi All,

I am hiring for below mentioned role.

Job Title: Program Director – Autonomous Vehicle Simulation Operations

Work Location: Mountain View, CA (Hybrid / Onsite Preferred)

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-time

Application Deadline: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Role Summary

We are seeking a senior leader to own and scale Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Simulation Operations supporting validation, safety assurance, and release readiness for autonomous driving software.

This is a highly specialised leadership position requiring deep expertise in large-scale autonomous vehicle simulation ecosystems, virtual validation, scenario-based testing, cloud/HPC infrastructure, and operational leadership.

Important: This is NOT a general automotive, EV manufacturing, vehicle quality, PMO, or engineering leadership role. Candidates must come from autonomous driving simulation and validation backgrounds.

Key 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 (High Performance Computing) 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.

Mandatory Experience

Must Have

15+ years overall industry experience.

Minimum 10+ recent years working in Autonomous Driving / ADAS programmes.

Minimum 7-8 years of leadership experience managing simulation, validation, or autonomous driving organisations.

Direct ownership of autonomous vehicle simulation operations.

Experience leading large-scale validation campaigns for self-driving systems.

Strong understanding of:

Operational Design Domain (ODD)

Perception

Planning

Prediction

Localisation

Vehicle Control

Sensor Fusion

Safety-Critical Systems

Equal Employment Opportunity

NLB Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation

NLB Services provides reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process as required by law. Applicants requiring an accommodation due to a disability, pregnancy-related limitation, or sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance may contact their recruiter or email notifications@nlbservices.com.

Benefits

Based on employment status and assignment, eligible employees may receive benefits, such as Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Health Insurance, Disability Insurance, etc. Eligibility and benefit terms vary by assignment.

Other Important Terms

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Any employment offer may be contingent upon job-related screening, employment eligibility verification and other requirements permitted by applicable law.

Following a conditional offer of employment, candidates may be required to complete job-related background screening, which may include criminal history checks and/or drug testing, as applicable and permitted by federal, state, and local law.