CareerPlan

Sensor Technology Engineer

Sunnyvale, California USAFull-time2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10

Core

Define and integrate sensor systems (camera, radar, lidar) for end-to-end autonomous driving stacks, translating driving use cases into sensor requirements and KPIs.

Role type

Senior IC sensor technology engineer (automotive autonomy)

Builds

Sensor architecture and integration for autonomous vehicle platforms

Domain

Automotive industry + autonomous driving perception

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

camera system engineering, image quality evaluation, sensor integration, radar/lidar fundamentals, vehicle integration requirements, data analysis, Python

Preferred skills

ADAS/AV program experience, mass-production sensor integration, ML-based perception, fleet-data analysis, replay-based validation, radome/fascia evaluation, SerDes, sensor synchronization

Technologies

Python, MATLAB, ISP pipelines, image sensors, radar, lidar, ultrasonics

Responsibilities

Define sensor-system requirements and quantitative KPIs; develop camera-system concepts and selection criteria; evaluate camera image quality and artifacts; define camera mounting and vehicle-integration requirements; analyze fleet and validation data; support sensor bring-up and hardware/software integration debugging; maintain sensor requirements and technical recommendations.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC