Senior Data Scientist - Metrics

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine safety and comfort metrics for evaluating autonomous vehicle performance across real-world and simulation data.
• Build ML and non-ML models to detect unsafe, uncomfortable, or anomalous behaviors.
• Analyze large-scale drive logs and simulation datasets to identify patterns, regressions, and system gaps.
• Collaborate with perception, prediction, behavior, and simulation teams to integrate metrics into workflows.
• Communicate insights and recommendations to engineering leaders and cross-functional teams.

Skills

• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and data analysis tools (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Spark).
• Strong understanding of vehicle dynamics, kinematics, agent interactions, and road/traffic elements.
• Expertise in analyzing high-dimensional or time-series data from sensors, logs, and simulation systems.
• Excellent technical communication skills with the ability to clearly present complex model designs and results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on validation, testing, and error detection.

Qualifications and Experience

• B.S, M.S. or Ph.D. Degree in Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Math, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of experience in data science, applied machine learning, robotics, or autonomous systems.
• 2+ years working in AV, ADAS, robotics, or another safety-critical domain involving vehicle behavior analysis.
• Demonstrated experience developing or evaluating safety and/or comfort metrics for autonomous or robotic systems.
• Hands-on experience working with real-world driving logs and/or simulation data.

Required

Background in motion planning, behavior prediction, or multi-agent interaction modeling.

Experience designing metric-driven development, KPIs, and automated triaging pipelines.

Desired

Experience in motion planning, behavior prediction, or multi-agent interaction modeling.

Experience designing metric-driven development, KPIs, and automated triaging pipelines.

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Salary Range

$163,477 - $240,408 USD

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