Latitude AI (lat.ai) is building the future of Ford’s autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Bringing this vision to scale, our fully in-house developed hands-free ADAS platform will debut on the all-new Ford Fathom in 2027.
When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to redefining the relationship between people and their vehicles for millions of customers.
As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif.
The Unified Model development team is a group of highly skilled and experienced professionals who specialize in cutting-edge computer vision and machine learning technology. Together, we collaborate to create advanced, generalizable and latency-critical detection models that are capable of generating representations of static /dynamic actors, map elements, temporal attributes as well as scene representations. These representations are then utilized by various downstream autonomy consumers including motion planning, prediction, mapping and localization. The ultimate goal is to take these algorithms from the lab to the road, ensuring that they are optimized for onboard performance and able to function as production-grade vision systems on vehicles.
To achieve this goal, the team constantly stays up-to-date with state-of-the-art research literature and pushes the boundaries of what is possible in an industrial setting. We are dedicated to developing cutting-edge ML algorithms and models that can help vehicles reason about the world around them in real-time, and be deployed to large-scale consumer platforms.
What You’ll DoAs an Engineering Manager for Unified Modeling, you will lead and support an engineering team focused on building production-grade deep learning models for autonomous driving. You will combine team leadership with hands-on technical guidance, helping researchers and engineers translate novel computer vision methods into robust, real-time software deployed to vehicle compute.
- People Leadership & Coaching: Hire, manage, and mentor engineers across levels, running regular 1:1s, conducting performance reviews, and supporting individual career growth.
- Execution & Delivery: Own sprint planning, roadmap execution, and technical delivery of unified multi-sensor models from prototyping to track and public road deployments.
- Technical Guidance: Provide architectural and modeling guidance across spatio-temporal deep learning, multi-sensor fusion (Camera, Radar, LiDAR), and multi-task learning networks.
- Downstream Alignment: Partner closely with downstream autonomy teams (Motion Planning, Tracking Prediction, Localization) to align on output formats, latency budgets, and interface contracts.
- Platform Collaboration: Work closely with adjacent infrastructure partners (ML Infra, Data Platform, Compute/HW Platform) to ensure efficient distributed training and optimized onboard runtime execution.
- Quality & Reliability: Instill high software engineering standards, reproducible ML training workflows, and comprehensive model validation suites for safety-critical automotive systems.
- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience, Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience, or Ph.D. with 4+ years of experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Leadership Experience: 2+ years of experience managing software or ML engineering teams, or 4+ years as a technical lead guiding complex machine learning perception projects.
- Machine Learning & Vision Expertise: Expert-level knowledge of deep learning architectures, computer vision, and spatio-temporal modeling using frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Production Deployment: Proven track record of developing and deploying computer vision models onto production or physical robotic/embedded systems.
- Software Fundamentals: Strong proficiency in Python and C++ software development, with a solid grasp of software design and testing principles.
- Collaboration & Communication: Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with autonomy consumers, data infrastructure teams, and systems engineers.
- Ph.D. with a machine learning or computer vision focus.
- Direct experience developing autonomous vehicle perception systems or multi-sensor fusion architectures (Camera, Radar, LiDAR).
- Experience optimizing models for low-latency edge accelerators using tools like TensorRT, ONNX, or custom inference runtimes.
- Familiarity with safety-critical software standards in automotive or robotics domains.
What we offer you:
- Competitive compensation packages
- High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Health savings account with available employer match
- Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting
- Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Paid medical leave
- Unlimited vacation
- 13 paid holidays
- Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations
- Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Adoption/Surrogacy support program
- Backup child and elder care program
- Professional development reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more
- Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives
Learn more about Latitude’s team, mission and career opportunities at lat.ai!
The expected base salary range for this full-time position in California is $218,240 - 327,360 USD. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Latitude employees are also eligible to participate in Latitude’s annual bonus programs, equity compensation, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
Candidates for positions with Latitude AI must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience, master's degree with 6+ years, or Ph.D. with 4+ years in computer science, computer engineering, robotics, electrical engineering, or a related field
- 2+ years managing software or machine learning engineering teams, or 4+ years as a technical lead guiding complex machine learning perception projects
- Expert-level knowledge of deep learning architectures, computer vision, and spatio-temporal modeling
- Experience using machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
- Experience developing and deploying computer vision models onto production or physical robotic or embedded systems
- Strong proficiency in Python and C++ software development
- Strong understanding of software design and testing principles
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with autonomy consumers, data infrastructure teams, and systems engineers
- Ph.D. with a machine learning or computer vision focus
- Experience developing autonomous vehicle perception systems or multi-sensor fusion architectures involving cameras, radar, or LiDAR
- Experience optimizing models for low-latency edge accelerators using TensorRT, ONNX, or custom inference runtimes
- Familiarity with safety-critical software standards in automotive or robotics domains
Latitude AI Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Latitude AI and has not been reviewed or approved by Latitude AI.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, and vision with documented options such as Cigna PPO/HSA and regional Kaiser HMO, indicating a mature, well-structured plan. Public plan notices and carrier listings reinforce depth and clarity of the offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes unlimited vacation and 15 company‑wide holidays, with some materials describing periodic year‑end shutdowns. This breadth covers both flexible PTO and fixed holidays.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with immediate vesting and a 100% match on the first 4% of base pay. This structure provides instant ownership and meaningful employer support.
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What We Do
Latitude AI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company that develops automated driving technologies. The company was formed in 2023 to reimagine what it’s like to drive, giving drivers time back on their journeys and transforming the driving experience to be safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich. and Palo Alto, Calif., Latitude employs about 550 people.
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