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# Director AI Integration and Applications

- **Company:** Mid-south Testing, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Application Integration Architecture, Software Applications, AUTomotive Open System Architecture (AUTOSAR), C++ (Programming Language), Linux, Embedded Software, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, QNX (Software), Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Deployment, Systems Integration, Data Pipelines, Automation Anywhere
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_c9e1c2009d23288a6107aff2216d19df

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience in embedded software engineering or AI systems integration, with 5+ years in technical leadership roles.
 * Proven track record of integrating complex software or AI systems into production automotive platforms.
 * Proficiency in embedded development with C++, Python, and real-time OS environments (Linux, QNX, Adaptive AUTOSAR).
 * Deep familiarity with end-to-end AI workflows including training, distillation, tuning, and deployment in embedded environments.
 * Experience interfacing with automotive data pipelines, perception or planni

## Description

As Director of AI Integration & Application, you will lead the integration of our AI stack into production automotive platforms and programs. Your primary focus will be to ensure seamless embedding, adaptation, and validation of our end-to-end AI model on customer systems, working across embedded software layers, AI deployment workflows, and OEM integration processes.

This is a strategic and execution-oriented leadership role. It requires strong embedded software and automotive integration expertise, as well as practical knowledge of AI model training, distillation, and tuning. Success in this role will not only deliver production programs but will also define templates and frameworks for scalable global adoption. Your work will directly influence how our product evolves to meet the complexity of diverse regional needs while aligning with a unified global architecture and deployment strategy., * Own the end-to-end software integration of our AI stack into customer vehicle platforms, ensuring delivery readiness from development to production.

 * Capture best practices, performance insights, and technical solutions from regional deployments to inform and influence global product development strategy.
 * Serve as the technical integration lead for OEM production programs, aligning system capabilities with platform constraints, safety requirements, and functional targets.
 * Guide the adaptation, tuning, and validation of our end-to-end AI models for specific OEM environments-including dataset preparation, model distillation, and performance calibration.
 * Translate regional or program-specific integrations into reusable application-layer components and playbooks that can be applied globally.
 * Act as the connective tissue between application software, AI research, system integration, product management, safety, and release engineering.
 * Contribute to the evolution of our global deployment strategy by feeding insights from program work and collaborate into upstream architectural and operational improvements.
 * Build and lead a high-performance team focused on embedded AI application software and system-level integration.
 * Represent the company in technical discussions with OEMs and Tier 1s, supporting early-stage integration assessments, roadmap alignment, and field performance reviews.