Senior Principal AI Scientist

Job Summary

Leading the development of map-grounded world foundation models, the full-time Senior Principal AI Scientist will focus on creating realistic synthetic driving scenarios for autonomous vehicle applications, leveraging generative AI and simulation platforms, while working remotely or from the Chicago office.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the technical strategy for developing map-grounded world foundation models to generate controllable driving scenarios
• Train and deploy advanced generative AI models for autonomous driving applications, including diffusion and transformer-based models
• Collaborate across teams to ensure synthetic data solutions improve real-world autonomous driving performance

Required qualifications:

• Advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, AI, Robotics, Machine Learning, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in machine learning, autonomous systems, or simulation
• Deep expertise in generative AI technologies such as diffusion models and transformer architectures
• Strong proficiency in Python and PyTorch, with experience in building scalable ML pipelines
• Hands-on experience with autonomous vehicle simulation platforms like CARLA or NVIDIA Drive Sim