Senior Staff / Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Autonomy Behaviors

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Set the technical direction of ML development for the future of our Planner
• Push the frontiers of imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and model scaling to develop new ML models for our onboard Planner
• Identify and drive force-multipliers for ML development, including metrics, data, and training frameworks
• Develop new methods to leverage Zoox’s Foundation Models into the ML Planner
• Provide technical mentorship to the broader group of ML developers at Zoox
• Collaborate with engineers across Autonomy Software, Simulation, System Design and Mission Assurance, and other departments to solve the overall Autonomous Driving problem in complex urban environments

Job requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD degree in computer science or related field
• Proven track record of technical leadership in large-scale AI organizations
• Significant experience with training and deploying Deep Learning models to production
• Fluency in C++ or Fluency in Python with a basic understanding of C++
• Extensive experience with programming and algorithm design-Strong mathematics skills, 10+ years of experience
• Conference or Journal publications in Machine Learning or Robotics related venues
• Prior experience with Prediction and Planning for autonomous vehicles