Director, Vehicle Integration (AV Platform Engineering)

Who we are Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress. Over the last decade, software has transformed the digital world. But the physical world, where food is made, minerals are mined, goods are moved, and industries are run, remains far less intelligent, far less efficient, and far more constrained. We’re changing that. Atoms builds Physical AI— real-world robots for the industries that move civilization forward, starting with food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, turning complex physical operations into something more reliable, more scalable, and more productive. This work requires more than robotics. It requires deep integration across hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate. We don’t just build machines in a lab. We deploy them into real environments, operate them, learn from them, and improve them until they work at scale. We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will not only transform information, but the physical systems that shape everyday life. If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us. About the role We are hiring a Director of Vehicle Integration to lead the group that drives development and testing for our autonomous vehicle platforms. The group owns the hardware-in-the-loop and bench capability our software is validated against, and the bring-up and commissioning that take a vehicle from an early engineering build to a scaled fleet. When a problem cannot be resolved in the field, this group is the engineering backstop. What you’ll do Off-vehicle validation. Own the hardware-in-the-loop and bench capability that validates a software release against real vehicle interfaces, including where bench behavior and vehicle behavior diverge. Integration architecture. Own the autonomy integration on the development fleet: electrical architecture, harnesses, mounting, sensor and compute placement, power, and the drive-by-wire and actuation interface to the base vehicle, including fault handling and degraded-mode behavior. On-vehicle bring-up and commissioning. Own the build instructions, drawings, calibration procedures, and production scripts that development vehicle builds and retrofits run against, and make commissioning into a gate. Cross-functional interfaces. Work with robotics on the release interface, with vehicle operations on availability and field issues, with hardware engineering and manufacturing on build and retrofit execution, and with OEM and supplier partners. Team building. Hire and lead the vehicle integration engineering team. Set the technical bar and develop engineers who can handle routine bring-ups independently. Engineering standards. Establish and enforce conventions for schematics, circuit naming, labeling, harness documentation, and change control across internal…