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System & Data Scientist

Sunnyvale, California USA💼 Full-time💰 $209,700–$298,200🗓 2026-05-26 → 2026-09-25

Core

Analyze Operational Design Domains (ODDs), traffic patterns, and regulatory behaviors to define data acquisition strategies for autonomous driving models.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist (automotive ODD & behavioral analysis)

Builds

Data acquisition strategies, ODD taxonomies, and scenario coverage frameworks for autonomous driving systems

Domain

Autonomous driving / Automotive data science

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Systems engineering, ODD definition, traffic pattern analysis, behavioral competency mapping, statistical modeling, data gap analysis

Preferred skills

AV/ADAS ODD experience, multi-geography traffic regulation knowledge, urban mobility analysis

Technologies

Python, SQL, GIS, Jupyter, DataBricks

Responsibilities

Define ODD boundaries and edge conditions for target markets; Build and quantify behavioral competency taxonomies; Develop ODD permutation frameworks to optimize data collection; Analyze model KPI patterns and edge case risks; Collaborate on scenario library development and synthetic data generation; Identify data gaps impacting Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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