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Latitude AI

Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
DetroitMichiganUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
Jul 8, 2026
Salary
$179,200–$268,800 a year
Full-time

Senior Software Systems Engineer - Perception

Job description

Latitude AI ( lat.ai ) is building the future of Ford’s autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Bringing this vision to scale, our fully in-house developed hands-free ADAS platform will debut on the all-new Ford Fathom in 2027.

When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to redefining the relationship between people and their vehicles for millions of customers.

As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at…

Job responsibilities

  • Develop Systems Architectures, Requirements and Verification plans for Perception Functions
  • Contribute to the Software Architecture and Requirements
  • Define use cases and bounding scenarios that define the limits of perception capabilities
  • Design and Build Metrics and Tooling for Verification and Testing of Perception software and hardware
  • Act as a Cross-Functional expert in Software, Algorithms and Hardware related to Perception Functions
  • Apply detailed statistical knowledge to estimate system and functional level performance
  • Analyze and root cause on-car results to identify performance improvements in a data-driven manner
  • Work with the testing and triage teams to implement in car tests

Job requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD)
  • Proven track record of delivering high priority assignments efficiently
  • Experience in a professional work environment where safety, honesty, procedure and/or software testing are emphasized
  • Strong desire to learn new skills related to technology and software
  • Excellent written communication skills
  • Detail oriented mindset with a focus on safety and procedure
  • Ability to work independently or with minimal supervision
  • Willingness to travel to remote offices and test facilities as needed

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