Principal Engineer Team Lead, Simulation Infrastructure

Mission Summary:

Motional is at the forefront of the driverless revolution. An autonomous driving company backed by Hyundai Motor Group, we are making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality.

We are seeking a Principal Engineer Team Lead to join and lead our Simulation Infrastructure team within the Testing Services organization. In this role, you will be the technical and team leader responsible for designing, building, scaling, and optimizing the cloud and software infrastructure that powers our Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) simulation framework and offboard validation pipeline.

You will lead a high-performing team of engineers responsible for processing millions of simulation runs per month, optimizing cloud compute resources, building robust scenario library infrastructure, and integrating simulation capabilities directly into Motional’s software release gating lifecycle. Your work will directly accelerate autonomy development, improve build health, and ensure safe software releases across our robotaxi fleet.

What You'll Be Doing:

Team Leadership & Strategy

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of simulation infrastructure engineers across multiple l