As NuPort’s Director of Engineering, you will be accountable to the CEO / CTO for developing and executing technical roadmaps. You will lead an engineering team of Roboticists and Machine Learning Engineers to deliver an industry leading autonomous driving tech for the transportation market. Overall, you will define the Company’s Engineering and Software Architecture foreseeing the long-term path.

It is preferred that the position be based in the Greater Toronto Area, however remote positions will also be considered for a short duration. The position will involve travel to partner and customer locations globally. This is preferably a full time role, part time and contract positions also applicable.

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering or other technical field with 7+ years of Industry Experience in a computer vision / Sensors / Robotics / Hardware for the automotive market. Strong C++, Python and ROS skills. At least 3 years of experience in autonomous driving vehicles at a Senior position in one or more of the following Working in tech startups in senior management. ~Good understanding of current state of the art algorithms driving the automotive industry with respect to sensors, Computer vision and Deep Learning. ~ Good understanding of topics, algorithms related to localization, mapping, motion planning, controls, perception, functional safety, big data management, etc. ~ Demonstrated experience in DevOps, CI/CD, and bash scripts on Linux at an industrial level. ~ Some Experience in Logistics, Transportation Management, Fleet Management and/or related industry.



~ Experience in writing technical proposals including Govt. and Industry proposals, writing patents, industrial whitepapers, etc. ~ Managing timely execution of technical development projects, including architecture recommendations and prioritization.

Closely working with product managers and architects to set up technical roadmaps and being at the forefront of technology, engineering and platform.

Leveraging

DevOps principles to create a seamless solution for software product delivery. For instance setting up of new API’s working with platform engineering teams, enforcing good software engineering and data analytics standards, etc. Integration of the various functionalities shipped by the R&D; team.

Responsible for cloud and data infrastructure insights to ensure integration and productivity of resources using GCP, Kubernetes, Hadoop or similar technology. Providing direction and guidance in assessing and evaluating security and privacy risks, including examining the impact of new technologies shipped by various technical and R&D; teams At NuPort, we are leading the development of self driving technology for trucks, the first of its kind in Canada.

We offer an opportunity to work on the business development of exciting technology that improves the quality of life and safety for commercial vehicles. We have a mission to automate global supply chains using self-driving trucks increasing sustainability through the adoption of clean transportation solutions. Competitive base salary plus stock option ownership in the company. #

📌 Director, Project Management & Facilities (Toronto)
🏢 NuPort Robotics
📍 Toronto