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.
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.
Are you a trained engineer who over the course of your career realized your talents included managing projects and people? Do you have a passion for advanced technology and problem solving and love to get to the bottom of tough problems and orient teams to solve them? Do you want to make a difference in a company that is changing mobility?
May Mobility is looking for highly motivated, activated, and energetic technical project managers who can lead teams to solve some of the hardest problems in autonomous driving. Work will include: leading teams to deeply analyze and understand problems through data, clarifying fuzzy requirements and prioritizing competing technical tasks, assessing and aggressively mitigating risks, and detail oriented status tracking. Technical project managers at May coordinate frequently and effectively across all company functions including autonomy, vehicle engineering, software, product, finance, and operations.
This opportunity is a hybrid role, where office work is located at May Mobility HQ in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Occasional travel may be required to operational sites.
Qualifications and ExperienceCandidates most successful in this role typically hold the following qualifications or comparable knowledge or experience:
Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Engineering, Computer Science or highly technical degree preferred
- A minimum of 2+ years of prior experience as an engineer or other highly technical area.
- A minimum of 2+ years experience with managing direct reports, mentoring and coaching
- A minimum of 5+ years of technical project management experience including team management, project planning, status updating, and risk management. Ideally this experience is at least partially in fast pace research and development projects.
- A high level of initiative and activation. Must be able to enthusiastically take on challenges, including those peripheral to core responsibilities when needed for project success.
- Ability to clarify and document fuzzy requirements and challenges such that a project team can efficiently and effectively solve problems.
- An ability to clearly and concisely communicate technical concepts including root cause analysis, technical challenges and their solutions, and results backed by data.
- An ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical people and teams.
- Understanding of software and hardware development life cycles, integration processes, and test/validation complexity
Desirable
- Working level knowledge of the autonomous vehicle industry
- 7+ years of Project / Program management experience
- 5+ years experience with managing direct reports, mentoring and coaching
- Start-up experience
Physical Requirements
- Standard office working conditions which includes but is not limited to:
- Prolonged sitting
- Prolonged standing
- Prolonged computer use
- Lift up to 50 pounds
- Hybrid role based out of Ann Arbor, MI
- Hybrid employees work remotely from their home or alternative work space as well as from one of our offices or sites at an agreed upon cadence set by their leader and based on the nature of their role. _ number of days per week/month or as otherwise agreed to with manager
Benefits and Perks
- 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.
- 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
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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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Engineering, Computer Science, or another highly technical degree
- At least 2 years of experience as an engineer or in another highly technical area
- At least 2 years of experience managing direct reports, mentoring, and coaching
- At least 5 years of technical project management experience, including team management, project planning, status updates, and risk management
- Experience working on fast-paced research and development projects
- High initiative and ability to take on challenges beyond core responsibilities
- Ability to clarify and document ambiguous requirements and challenges
- Ability to communicate technical concepts, root-cause analyses, technical challenges, solutions, and data-backed results clearly and concisely
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical teams
- Understanding of software and hardware development lifecycles, integration processes, and testing and validation complexity
- Working-level knowledge of the autonomous vehicle industry
- At least 7 years of project or program management experience
- At least 5 years of experience managing direct reports, mentoring, and coaching
- Startup experience
May Mobility Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about May Mobility and has not been reviewed or approved by May Mobility.
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Healthcare Strength — Core health coverage is employer-paid for medical, dental, and vision, with HSA/FSA options and a vendor-supported wellness program. Domestic-partner eligibility and life/disability coverage round out a robust health and wellbeing foundation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is expansive, combining flexible 'unlimited' PTO with 15 paid company holidays. Paid parental leave and early-weeks meal reimbursement add tangible family-supporting time-off value.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for specialized technical roles, with employer-posted six-figure ranges and equity for engineers and similar positions. Market-aligned packages for senior technical tracks support a generally positive view in those cohorts.
May Mobility Insights
What We Do
May Mobility is a leader in the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. We aim to transform cities and make transit more safe, sustainable, accessible and equitable for everyone by building a better AV technology that works in the real world. We have delivered more than 335,000 autonomy-enabled rides to date across 11 cities in the U.S. and Japan.
Why Work With Us
May Mobility is a place where innovators, creators, and tech visionaries work together towards a common purpose: to create a safer, greener, and more accessible world. Join our team and make a real impact.
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