Senior Autonomy Engineer, Perception

About the role

The Autonomy Perception Engineer will lead efforts to advance learned scene estimation solutions in the Kodiak Driver. They will use principled approaches for fusing information from multiple modalities (camera, radar, lidar, thermal, and IMU) to improve perception performance. They will also improve multi-target tracking performance including track initiation, measurement to track association, and track state maintenance. Additionally, they will develop novel algorithms to incorporate noisy measurements to construct a solid foundational understanding of the world. They will develop tooling, metrics, and visualization to advance sensor fusion performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to advance learned scene estimation solutions in the Kodiak Driver.
• Use principled approaches for fusing information from multiple modalities (camera, radar, lidar, thermal, and IMU) to improve perception performance.
• Improve multi-target tracking performance including track initiation, measurement to track association, and track state maintenance.
• Develop novel algorithms to incorporate noisy measurements to construct a solid foundational understanding of the world.
• Develop tooling, metrics, and visualization to advance sensor fusion performance.
• Embody innovation and collaboration. Think creatively and resourcefully to solve problems.

Requirements

• Strong technical background. BS or MS with at least 5 years industry experience, or PhD with at least 3 years of academic or industry experience, in building state estimation and sensor fusion systems.
• Domain Expertise. Topics of interest include sensor fusion, state estimation, Kalman filtering, particle filtering, multi-object tracking, deep learning, learned scene estimation, behavior prediction.
• Skilled in C++ with strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong software engineering skills and experience building high-reliability deployed applications.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of metrics, data analysis, and scientific evaluation.
• A team player. You take ownership and work with the team to deliver exceptional results. You are interested in the performance of the entire system across engineering disciplines.
• Ability to build and iterate quickly. You enjoy working fast and smart, and you are comfortable in defining and building lasting infrastructure components from scratch.
• Hands on. Curious. Flexible. Interested in new domains to expand your horizons and provide a complete system wide solution.
• Great communicator. You have experience writing clear, concise design documentation to gather feedback from across the team to find the best solution.

Skills

• Strong technical background.
• Domain Expertise.
• Skilled in C++.
• Strong software engineering skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses.
• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits).
• MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance.
• Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies.
• Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging.
• Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
• Fidelity 401(k) Committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Pay

California Pay Range: $180,000 USD - $235,000 USD