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# Mission Support Manager at Motional

- **Company:** Motional
- **Location:** Las Vegas, NV
- **Compensation:** $84k–$110k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-25
- **Apply:** https://motional.com/open-positions/?gh_jid=8040505003#/8040505003

## Job description

Mission Summary:

The Mission Support Manager is responsible for leading and scaling Motional's Mission Support organization to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable execution of fleet readiness and field support operations. Reporting to the Director of Test Operations, this role serves as the strategic and operational leader for Mission Support functions, overseeing frontline supervisors and specialists while driving operational excellence, workforce planning, and cross-functional execution. The Mission Support Manager is accountable for developing and executing strategies that maximize fleet availability and mission readiness through effective management of vehicle bring-up and shutdown activities, platform safety checks, charging operations, vehicle troubleshooting, software deployment support, and field recovery activities. This role oversees Fleet Management functions, Calibration operations, Test Operations, and also partners with Engineering and Infrastructure teams to deliver fleet readiness objectives, improve operational processes, and ensure service levels consistently meet business requirements. The Mission Support Manager is a highly effective people leader with strong operational acumen who can balance tactical execution with strategic planning while thriving in a dynamic and rapidly evolving autonomous vehicle environment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

- Lead and develop the Mission Support organization, including Mission Support Supervisors and Specialists, by providing coaching, performance management, career development, and succession planning.
- Establish and execute operational strategies that ensure fleet readiness, vehicle availability, and mission execution objectives are consistently achieved.
- Own and manage fleet readiness performance metrics, including vehicle uptime, mission-ready percentages, charging compliance, field recovery response times, and operational efficiency targets.
- Oversee daily fleet support activities, including vehicle inspections, platform bring-up and shutdown procedures, software updates, charging operations, troubleshooting, and non-nominal vehicle recovery activities.
- Ensure safe, compliant, and standardized execution of all Mission Support procedures across shifts and operating locations.
- Develop staffing models, scheduling strategies, and resource allocation plans that effectively support business growth, surge operations, and commercialization activities.
- Serve as the operational escalation point for fleet readiness disruptions, complex vehicle events, and cross-functional execution challenges.
- Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions to improve operational reliability, fleet availability, and service delivery.
- Lead Fleet Management, Calibration, and Test Operations teams to identify operational risks, prioritize initiatives, and optimize fleet performance.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives by developing and implementing scalable processes, tools, workflows, and operating procedures.
- Establish performance expectations and accountability mechanisms that promote operational excellence, ownership, and proactive problem-solving behaviors throughout the organization.
- Develop and maintain operational reporting and business review mechanisms to provide leadership visibility into fleet readiness, performance trends, and organizational health.
- Lead cross-functional projects supporting fleet expansion, launch readiness activities, process optimization, and operational scalability initiatives.
- Manage departmental operating budgets, resource planning activities, inventory requirements, and expense reporting processes.
- Ensure accurate documentation of operational activities, incidents, maintenance events, and fleet readiness metrics.
- Identify and mitigate operational risks while ensuring compliance with all company policies, safety standards, and applicable local, county, and state regulations.
- Foster a culture centered on safety, accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer experience.
- Demonstrate flexibility in work schedules and provide leadership support during extended hours, weekends, and high-priority operational events as required.

Qualifications:

- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in fleet operations, transportation operations, autonomous vehicle operations, logistics, automotive operations, or a related technical field.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience leading frontline supervisors, operational teams, or cross-functional programs.
- Basic working knowledge of Autonomous Vehicle technology.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams in fast-paced, highly dynamic, and operationally complex environments.
- Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and project management capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to identify problems, perform root cause analysis, and implement sustainable solutions.
- Strong data-driven decision-making and business acumen.
- Proven experience managing multiple priorities and balancing strategic planning with tactical execution.
- Highly organized, efficient, and process-oriented.
- Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
- Valid driver's license required.
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and G Suite applications.
- Familiarity with Jira and other operational workflow management tools.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Operations Management, Business Management, or equivalent experience.
- Prior leadership experience within autonomous vehicle operations, mobility services, transportation operations, fleet operations, or logistics organizations.
- Experience managing managers or multiple operational teams across shifts and locations.
- Experience building operational processes and scaling teams in startup or high-growth environments.
- Demonstrated experience with working knowledge in a Linux environment.
- Experience with NHTSA Levels 2-5 Autonomous Vehicles preferred.
- Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, or other operational excellence certifications preferred.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives, organizational change management, and commercialization readiness activities.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and frequently walk for long periods. The employee is occasionally required to crouch, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.

Working Environment:

This role requires the ability to interface with both office and field environments. While primarily office-based, the Mission Support Specialist will be present at test facilities, requiring the ability to safely operate and ride in autonomous vehicles, oversee vehicle inspections, and engage in field operations as needed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

## #LI-CH1

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range $84,000—$109,500 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit  [www.Motional.com](https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3300142-1&h=1642745316&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3253528-1%26h%3D3781125006%26u%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fc212.net%252Fc%252Flink%252F%253Ft%253D0%2526l%253Den%2526o%253D3089636-1%2526h%253D3468778127%2526u%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fc212.net%25252Fc%25252Flink%25252F%25253Ft%25253D0%252526l%25253Den%252526o%25253D2881693-1%252526h%25253D646020682%252526u%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Furldefense.com%2525252Fv3%2525252F__http%2525253A%2525252Fwww.motional.com%2525252F__%2525253B!!KT8c38mO!j78LjnhAm2VK7Fu23VO6KlwqDXvVTQFMzmyzieKQqZDQksh2tpWEseK4to8eKzwsEwI%25252524%252526a%25253Dwww.Motional.com%2526a%253Dwww.Motional.com%26a%3Dwww.Motional.com&a=www.Motional.com) and follow us on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/motionaldrive), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/67123512/), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/motionaldrive/) and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr__mGPkBb-KMoYWbSGuA9w).

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

## About Motional

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Motional is an autonomous vehicle technology company developing Level 4 driverless systems for robotaxi and delivery services.
- **Entity Type**: Private (joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (with offices in Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Santa Monica, and Singapore)
- **Founded**: 2020 (formed as a joint venture; predecessor companies nuTonomy and Ottomatika founded in 2013)
- **Founders**: Motional was created as a joint venture; predecessor companies nuTonomy was co-founded by Karl Iagnemma and Emilio Frazzoli, and Ottomatika was founded by Raj Rajkumar

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Autonomous Vehicle Technology / Self-Driving Systems
- **Target Customers**: B2B partnerships with mobility networks (ride-hail and delivery platforms like Uber), enterprise fleet operators, and mobility service providers
- **Mission**: To make driverless vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality, fundamentally changing how the world moves.

## Products & Services
- **Robotaxi Service (Motional Driverless)**: A fully driverless, Level 4 autonomous vehicle platform designed for ride-hail services. Currently operating commercial robotaxi services on Uber in Las Vegas as of March 2026.
- **Autonomous Delivery**: The same robotaxi platform is designed to support autonomous delivery services, complementing the ride-hail offering.
- **nuScenes Open Source Dataset**: An industry-leading open-source dataset for autonomous vehicle research, demonstrating Motional's commitment to safety-focused data sharing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private joint venture)
- **Key Metric**: Over 130,000 autonomous rides provided with zero at-fault incidents since predecessor companies began in 2013.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Hyundai Motor Group (joint venture partner), Aptiv (joint venture partner), Uber (commercial robotaxi partnership launched in Las Vegas, March 2026).
- **Growth Signals**: Commercial launch of robotaxi service on Uber in Las Vegas (March 2026), over a decade of autonomous driving development, significant scaling of driverless testing operations.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Industry-Leading Safety Record**: Zero at-fault incidents across 130,000+ autonomous rides, with safety as the company's bedrock principle.
- **Unique Joint Venture Structure**: Combines Hyundai's manufacturing expertise (vehicle production, global scale) with Aptiv's automotive technology leadership (sensors, software, integration).
- **Proven Commercial Deployment**: First-mover advantage with a live, paying robotaxi service integrated into Uber's platform in a major US city.
- **Open Source Leadership**: The nuScenes dataset is a widely used industry benchmark, establishing Motional as a thought leader and attracting top talent.

## Strategic Focus
- **Commercialization at Scale**: Expanding the Las Vegas robotaxi service and replicating the model in new markets.
- **Platform Versatility**: Developing the same core technology for both ride-hail and delivery to maximize revenue per vehicle and market opportunity.
- **Safety-First Approach**: Continuing to lead the industry in transparency and safety data sharing to build public trust and regulatory confidence.
- **Partnership Ecosystem**: Deepening integration with Uber and pursuing additional mobility network partnerships globally.

## Why Work Here
- **Purpose-Driven Mission**: Employees are motivated by a clear social purpose: creating safer roads, more equitable transportation, and reducing emissions — not just building technology for profit.
- **Cutting-Edge Engineering Challenges**: Work on the hardest problems in robotics, machine learning, AI, software, and sensor fusion, with direct impact on a product already on the streets.
- **Culture & Values**: Described as "more human than big tech and more structured than start-ups." Core values include Safety as Bedrock, Build for Everyone (diversity & inclusion), Take Ownership, and Deliver the Future.
- **Global, Collaborative Team**: Offices across the US (Boston, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Santa Monica) and Asia (Singapore), with a culture that emphasizes collaboration across teams and disciplines.
- **Career Growth & Benefits**: Competitive benefits package, investment in employee development, and a "people first" approach that values career growth and well-being. Remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated but global office presence suggests flexibility.

## Sources
1. [Motional Website](https://motional.com/)
2. [Motional Careers Page](https://motional.com/careers)
3. [Motional - What We Do](https://motional.com/what-we-do)
4. [Motional - Life at Motional](https://motional.com/life-motional)
5. [Motional - Open Positions](https://motional.com/open-positions)

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