CareerPlan

Senior Localization Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k2026-09-14 → 2026-11-10

Core

Build robust solutions for using ubiquitous and crowd-sourced navigation maps to enable reliable autonomous driving and precise environmental modeling.

Role type

Senior IC localization engineer (autonomous vehicles)

Builds

Map-enhanced autonomous driving stack for consumer cars

Domain

Autonomous vehicles, computer vision, 3D geometry, mapping

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Computer vision, 3D geometry, mapping, localization, C++, CUDA, GPGPU programming, linear algebra, geometric computer vision

Preferred skills

Real-time Computer Vision systems development, CUDA parallel programming, ASIL safety requirements experience

Responsibilities

Design and build robust solutions for map-enhanced autonomous driving adhering to ASIL safety requirements; Localize to map data to provide precise environmental models beyond perception horizon; Ensure algorithms perform on large real and synthetic datasets across diverse environments; Write safe, efficient real-time C++ code utilizing GPGPU/CUDA; Productize software for real-world deployment following automotive quality and safety standards (MISRA, ISO26262)