Senior Autonomy Systems Engineer

Summary

Join Motional’s autonomy team and contribute to the development of a robust and reliable design for Motional’s Autonomous Vehicle. You will drive new features into the design, iterate on current designs for improved performance, and lead root cause investigations for issues. This role involves working across all vehicle systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The position offers the opportunity to learn and contribute to the deployment of machine learning in safety-critical systems and solve challenging problems with support from experienced engineers. The salary range is $144,300–$207,000 USD, and additional compensation such as a bonus or company equity may be included. Motional offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years experience in complex system engineering prefably in Robotics or other Autonomous Platforms
• Experience with robotics control systems and the ability to root cause problems
• Experience writing database queries using SQL
• Experience writing software in Python and/or C++
• Experience working with common network protocols (Ethernet, CAN, etc.)
• Experience with developing integrated systems with requirements definition/programming/validation testing and safety analysis

Responsibilities

• Drive design and system analysis to lead 10x reliability improvement initiative
• Perform analysis to determine areas of the platform and autonomy systems that should be improved to meet reliability and latency targets
• Lead analysis of cross-team system issues and recommend changes
• Propose and implement new designs across autonomous vehicles system to ensure safe and performant operations
• Lead validation analysis/testing across systems to ensure robustness
• You will have the opportunity to learn and contribute to deployment of machine learning in safety critical systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Data Science or Computer Science
• Experience with safety standards (e.g. ISO26262, ARP4761)
• Experience with open-source robotics middleware (ROS, DDS)
• Experience with robotics sensors (e.g.; cameras, lidars) and sensor drivers
• Experience profiling CPU, GPU, Disk, and Network usage

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k with a company match
• Health saving accounts
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance