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Senior Manager, Engineering - AI Validation

Sonatus · Sunnyvale, CA

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
81 days
Sonatus's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Sonatus's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Sonatus
high
26 stale, 0 reposted of 26 open
Hiring momentum
29 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Sonatus's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Sonatus.

About this role

The Senior Manager, Engineering - AI Validation at Sonatus will lead the AI Validation function, focusing on testing and evaluating AI models in software-defined vehicles and cloud platforms. This role involves defining validation strategies, building a high-performing team, and ensuring the quality and safety of AI-driven features. The manager will collaborate with various stakeholders to establish governance and scalable evaluation frameworks for AI systems.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Sonatus as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field required (MS preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience in software or systems engineering, including embedded, cloud, networking, security, or automotive domains
  • 3+ years leading high-performing engineering or QA organizations
  • Hands-on experience developing, deploying, testing, or operating AI/ML systems
  • Strong expertise in modern ML workflows, neural networks, and MLOps
  • Deep understanding of LLMs, RAG architectures, vector databases, embeddings, retrieval optimization, and agentic AI frameworks

Nice to have

  • Experience validating AI or agentic systems in safety-critical or regulated industries
  • Track record building and scaling an AI test/evaluation platform or developer experience
  • Demonstrated wins moving AI testing practices from ad hoc to standardized, organization-wide adoption
  • Experience implementing enterprise-grade AI governance in production systems
  • Deep experience evaluating LLM and RAG systems at scale

What you get

  • Health care plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Flexible and Dependent Care Expense program
  • Retirement plan (401k)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Unlimited paid time off per year, 14+ paid holidays
  • Hybrid office work arrangement

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of team size or structure for the AI Validation function
  • The salary range is broad and may vary based on multiple factors
  • The role involves significant leadership responsibilities, which may require a high level of commitment and accountability

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Listed by Sonatus on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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