Staff Autonomy Software Engineer, Localization
Core
Technical leader setting strategy and architecture for onboard navigation, pose estimation, and sensor fusion systems using IMU, camera, and lidar data.
Role type
Staff IC state estimation and localization engineer
Builds
High-reliability onboard navigation and pose estimation systems
Domain
Autonomous robotics / State estimation / Sensor fusion
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
C++, Kalman Filtering, factor graphs, visual odometry, lidar odometry, state estimation, sensor fusion, system architecture, technical strategy, mentoring
Preferred skills
PhD in relevant field, experience with GNSS, wheel speed sensors, build-vs-adopt tradeoffs, defining evaluation metrics
Technologies
C++, IMU, camera, lidar, GNSS, Kalman Filtering, factor graphs
Responsibilities
Set technical strategy and architecture for navigation systems; 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 localization problems; Evaluate and optimize sensor selection and calibrations
