Staff/Principal Engineer - Perception Capabilities

3 weeks, 6 days ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Motional

Motional

Motional is a leading company in driverless technology and autonomous vehicles, leveraging decades of industry expertise to develop and deploy safe and reliable autonomous vehicles. With a powerful DNA combining Aptiv's automotive technology and Hyunda...

Automotive
1K-5K
Founded 2020
$20M raised

Description

  • Lead the development and implementation of solutions across perception components and their interfaces with downstream autonomy modules.
  • Analyze perception subsystem performance to identify capability gaps, document hazards, and help mitigate risks across teams.
  • Collaborate on solutions for long-tail challenges such as synthetic data generation, advanced data mining, and language-embedding approaches.
  • Optimize and deploy models on vehicle hardware so they meet onboard constraints, functional requirements, and interface specifications.
  • Work with systems and safety engineers, test engineers, and data analysts to define requirements, test coverage, and performance metrics.
  • Design, implement, and validate end-to-end perception solutions with interdisciplinary teams.
  • Support training pipelines, model optimization, simulation, and testing efforts related to perception systems.

Requirements

  • Master's or Ph.D. in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
  • Strong leadership experience executing large, complex technical initiatives.
  • Track record of successful interdisciplinary work and product-focused engineering.
  • Broad understanding of deep learning algorithms, architectures, and applications.
  • Experience designing, training, and analyzing neural networks for perception-related applications.
  • Fluency in Python, including common deep learning libraries such as PyTorch and tools for scientific computing, data analysis, and visualization.
  • Advanced knowledge of software engineering principles, including software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, and testing methods.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience mentoring and leading others.
  • Preferred: experience shipping a real product while balancing ongoing support with next-generation innovation.
  • Preferred: experience developing safety-critical products or components.
  • Preferred: publications in relevant conferences such as CVPR, ICML, or NeurIPS.
  • Preferred: strong programming skills in C++ and/or CUDA.
  • Preferred: experience with TensorRT and model quantization.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $200,000 to $285,000 USD.
  • Additional compensation may include a bonus or company equity.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Health savings accounts.
  • Life insurance.
  • Pet insurance.

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