Senior Autonomy Systems Engineer

Position Overview

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This position contributes to Motional’s driverless future by helping ensure a robust/reliable design of Motional’s Autonomous Vehicle. As part of this team, the candidate will work across all systems in the vehicle to drive new features into the design, iterate on current designs for improved performance and drive root cause investigations for issues experienced on the road. This team will work on the forefront of integrated autonomous technology to deliver Motional’s autonomous vehicle.

What You Will Work On:

• Drive design and system analysis to lead 10x reliability improvement initiative
• Perform analysis to determine areas of the platform and autonomy systems that should be improved to meet reliability and latency targets
• Lead analysis of cross-team system issues and recommend changes
• Propose and implement new designs across autonomous vehicles system to ensure safe and performant operations
• Lead validation analysis/testing across systems to ensure robustness
• Opportunity to learn and contribute to deployment of machine learning in safety critical systems

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years experience in complex system engineering (preferably in Robotics or other Autonomous Platforms)
• Experience with robotics control systems and the ability to root cause problems
• Experience writing database queries using SQL
• Experience writing software in Python and/or C++
• Experience with common network protocols (Ethernet, CAN, etc.)
• Experience with developing integrated systems (requirements definition/programming/validation testing and safety analysis)

Bonus Points:

• Master’s degree in Data Science or Computer Science
• Experience with safety standards (e.g., ISO26262, ARP4761)
• Experience with open-source robotics middleware (ROS, DDS)
• Experience with robotics sensors (e.g., cameras, lidars) and sensor drivers
• Experience profiling CPU, GPU, Disk, and Network usage

Why You Should Join Us:

Motional’s autonomy team is the spearhead of development for the L4 autonomous vehicle. The team works across the entire vehicle to solve new and challenging problems while collaborating with a great team of the best engineers in the industry. In this position, you will be asked to solve new challenging problems while getting support of experienced team to grow as an engineer.

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.