Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy - Calibration, Mapping & Localization

Job description

Job responsibilities

• As a Staff/Senior Software Engineer on our Calibration, Localization, & Mapping (CLAM) team, you will be responsible for delivering mission-critical improvements and new features to our calibration, localization, and…
• Design, implement, tune, and test mapping, localization, and sensor calibration algorithms for our autonomous vehicle platforms using C++ and Python.
• Develop tooling and metrics for performance validation and continuous testing frameworks.
• Balance project tasks, code reviews, and research to meet product-driven milestones in a fast-paced startup environment.

Job requirements

• MS/Phd with focus in robotics or a similar technical field of study
• Solid foundation in probability theory, linear algebra, 3D geometry, and spatial coordinate transformations.
• In-depth understanding of matrix factorization algorithms and Lie algebra/groups.
• Solid theoretical knowledge of state-of-the-art techniques in 3D Lidar-based mapping and localization for autonomous vehicles (LOAM series, GICP, FastLIO, bundle-adjustment)
• Familiarity with state estimation frameworks such as EKF’s as well as modern nonlinear optimization libraries (GTSAM, G2O, Ceres-Solver, GNC-Solver, etc.).
• 6+ years of industry experience as an autonomous vehicle or robotics software engineering professional including hands-on implementation and tuning on production hardware.
• 6+ years industry experience writing C++ software in a production environment - architecture design, unit testing, code review, algorithm performance trade-offs, etc.
• Proficiency in Python.