Senior Manager, AlpaSim and AlpaDreams Production

Transforming simulations due to AI, handcrafted game-engine simulators are being replaced by neural simulations, involving data-driven scene reconstruction and AI-generated environments. We are seeking an engineering leader to productize these outstanding technologies. You will build a team and transform innovative research in neural rendering, simulation, and learning into a durable, modular, production-level platform. This position connects research and production , requiring deep technical expertise to evaluate research and practical skill to deliver a world-class platform.

Responsibilities:

• Establish AlpaSim and AlpaDreams as the open-source standard for neural simulation in AV, and scale the team and community to get there.
• Integrate the most recent findings in neural rendering, simulation, and learning into a modular architecture that allows for quick investigation of this field.
• Own product and engineering excellence , performance, scalability, reliability, developer experience, CI/CD, release management.
• Partner with research teams to translate breakthroughs into production-ready platform capabilities.
• Lead the research-to-production pipeline: transform delicate prototypes into reliable tools that developers can rely on.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated record of meaningful achievements in the Graphics, Simulation, Robotics, Machine Learning, or AV fields.
• 12+ overall years experience, 5+ years leading teams.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience turning research-stage systems into dependable, scalable products.
• Strong understanding of ML frameworks, distributed systems, and production infrastructure.
• Results-focused leadership , you build the process, hit the dates, and hold the quality bar.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience with AV simulation platforms like CARLA, Applied Intuition, dSPACE, or internal OEM tools is a huge plus.
• Experience across the AV ecosystem , OEMs, Tier-1s, startups, research labs , and understanding what they actually need from a simulation platform.
• Previous work on neural rendering, differentiable simulation, or generative world models.
• Experience building developer ecosystems or research communities around open-source projects.
• Eligible for equity and benefits.