Staff Autonomy Software Engineer, Localization
Core
Lead technical strategy and architecture for onboard navigation, pose estimation, and sensor fusion systems for autonomous ground transportation.
Role type
Staff IC autonomy software engineer (localization & mapping)
Builds
High-reliability navigation and localization software for commercial trucks and defense applications
Domain
Autonomous ground transportation / Robotics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
C++, state estimation, sensor fusion, visual odometry, lidar odometry, Kalman Filtering, factor graphs, computer vision, system architecture, technical mentorship
Preferred skills
experience with IMU, camera, and lidar sensors, building infrastructure from scratch, defining navigation metrics
Technologies
C++, IMU, camera, lidar, GNSS, Kalman Filtering, factor graphs
Responsibilities
Set technical strategy and architecture for navigation and pose estimation; Lead design of sensor fusion approaches; Drive direction of visual and lidar odometry algorithms; Define navigation metrics and evaluation methodology; Serve as technical escalation point for complex localization problems; Evaluate sensor performance and optimize sensor selection; Verify sensor calibrations and uncertainty characterizations
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership