Lead Perception Engineer
Core
Lead Perception Engineer driving multi-year technical strategy, architecture, and ML system design for autonomous driving perception and world understanding.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Perception Engineer (Autonomous Driving)
Builds
Production-grade autonomy and active safety technologies for global vehicle deployment
Domain
Autonomous driving / Computer vision / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine learning system design, supervised/unsupervised learning, multi-modality training, temporal/sequential modeling, deep learning frameworks, C++, Python, real-time system development, model validation, simulation, continuous integration, HIL testing, in-vehicle testing
Preferred skills
Computer vision (multi-view geometry, camera calibration, depth estimation, neural radiance fields, gaussian splatting, SLAM), robot motion planning, published research at top-tier conferences, deploying ML models at scale in self-driving
Technologies
C++, Python, deep learning frameworks, simulation tools, HIL testing tools
Responsibilities
Drive technical vision and multi-year strategy for World Understanding software, lead project execution and risk mitigation, collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence technical decisions, develop state-of-the-art models for various sensor configurations, increase model iteration speed while maintaining cost efficiency, incorporate data-driven approaches to improve safety, maintain functional architecture design, drive organizational metrics, maintain external presence through papers/patents, mentor engineers, design reusable software components, build component and system level validation strategies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
