Mission Summary:
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and develop onboard and offboard pipelines for localization, mapping and related software for our autonomous driving systems. This is a critical, high-impact role on our Localization team, which is central to the safety and functionality of our autonomous driving stack. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying robust, real-time C++ software for both onboard and offboard localization, mapping and related pipelines. Additionally, you will contribute to the design, validation, and productionalization of our Collision Detection System.
The onboard systems must be highly optimized to run in real time; the offboard pipelines are crucial for the validation of the onboard performance. Your work will be at the heart of the entire AV system.
What You'll Do:
- Drive the end-to-end design, implementation, and testing of high-performance C++ software for our onboard and offboard localization and localization-related pipelines.
- Conduct code reviews and guide junior team members on code quality, correctness and efficiency
- Work with the mapping team to establish the API for localization-mapping interaction
- Provide technical leadership across the organization in the areas of code quality and design
- Collaborate with the team of algorithm experts within perception, motion planning and controls
Required Skills and Background:
- Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of production focused C++ software development experience
- Experience in designing data pipelines
- Ability to communicate across multiple teams, researchers and engineers
Preferred Skills and Background:
- Good understanding of localization, SLAM and optimization
- Experience with multi object tracking, Kalman filters, and factor graphs.
- Familiarity with Lidar, IMU, camera, and odometry sensors
- Strong background in linear algebra
- Masters/Phd in related fields
We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.
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.
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 and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
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.
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