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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Vehicle Perception

Palo Alto, CAFull-time2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Design and deploy perception foundation models for autonomous vehicles using large-scale multimodal sensor data to enable 3D scene understanding and sensor fusion.

Role type

Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Autonomous Vehicle Perception)

Builds

Perception foundation models and autonomy stack components for Toyota's next-generation autonomous vehicle platform.

Domain

Autonomous driving / Computer Vision / Deep Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Deep learning (supervised/unsupervised/transfer/reinforcement), foundation models, multimodal architectures, C++, Python, distributed/cloud ML infrastructure, data pipeline architecture, model optimization, software engineering best practices

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Python, C++, deep learning frameworks, cloud ML infrastructure

Responsibilities

Lead design and development of perception foundation models for autonomous vehicles; Design and develop advanced perception models utilizing deep learning; Deploy scalable and efficient ML models on the autonomous vehicle platform; Integrate modern technologies with rigorous safety standards; Contribute to end-to-end ML training and deployment components; Champion scientific method and critical thinking in deep learning solutions; Collaborate with Perception, Motion Planning, Simulation, Infrastructure, and Tooling teams.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership influence