Engineering Manager, Perception

Blue River Technology

Engineering Manager leading perception team developing autonomy for off-road construction vehicles at Blue River Technology. Drive technical excellence and oversee the data, perception ML, and analytics stack.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $160,000 - $287,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonPyTorch

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the entire data, perception ML, and analytics stack, from raw sensor ingest to optimized edge inference and fleet-level performance visibility.
Lead a small perception team while remaining deeply hands-on.
Be accountable for how data is collected, curated, trained, deployed, measured, and improved in production.
Drive technical excellence ensuring models thrive on-vehicle in unpredictable off-road environments.
Champion a 'hardware-first' mindset for real-time inference and resource efficiency on NVIDIA hardware.
Maintain rigorous code quality and system design standards through mentorship and hands-on reviews.
Shift focus from 'model chasing' to 'data curation,' building active learning loops that turn field failures into training successes.
Bridge the gap between offline validation and real-world autonomy outcomes; ensure the team optimizes for vehicle performance, not just loss functions.
Provide high-signal leadership translating complex ML trade-offs into actionable insights for leadership and cross-functional partners.
Collaborate with Data Engineering and Field Ops to ensure fleet analytics dashboard remains the 'source of truth' for autonomy readiness.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in relevant fields.
Excellent technical communication skills, getting and providing context from/to multiple cross-functional teams. Ability to distill technical uncertainty into clear risk assessments for non-technical stakeholders.
Prior experience leading small technical teams while remaining hands-on.
Proven track record deploying ML models to edge platforms, specifically NVIDIA Jetson / Orin.
Experience with TensorRT optimization and inference performance tuning.
Deep understanding of data-centric ML and dataset quality management.
Strong production experience with Python and PyTorch.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningdata curationmodel deploymentedge inferenceperformance optimizationTensorRTPythonPyTorchdata-centric MLdataset quality management

Soft Skills

technical communicationleadershipmentorshipcross-functional collaborationrisk assessmentproblem-solvinghands-on managementcontextual understandinginsight translationteam accountability