Senior Principal Engineer - Perception & Prediction

Summary

Join Motional's Perception and Prediction team and contribute to the development of self-driving vehicles. Work alongside world-class engineers and researchers on a tech stack responsible for perceiving dynamic scenarios and predicting future agent behavior. Opportunities exist within various sub-teams, including Detection, Perception Semantics, and Prediction. This role supports remote work within the US with occasional travel. Senior and Principal Engineer roles are available, each with specific responsibilities. Compensation includes a competitive salary and potential bonuses or company equity.

Requirements

• BA, Masters or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or a related field; or equivalent industry experience
• In-depth understanding of common Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithms
• Experience designing, training, and analyzing neural networks for at least one of the following applications: object detection, semantic/instance segmentation, visual classification, motion/gesture recognition, sensor fusion, multitask learning, motion prediction, and/or multi-object tracking
• Advanced knowledge of software engineering principles including software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, testing methods
• Fluency in Python, including standard scientific computing libraries and Python bindings development experience
• Experience with PyTorch or other deep learning frameworks
• Experience working with large data sets and deriving insights from data
• Strong track record of tackling less well-defined problems, and executing efficiently to deliver the successful outcome
• Experience mentoring and collaborating with others
• Effectiveness at leading and executing large, complex technical initiatives
• Strong track record of tackling ambiguous problems, creating clarity from it, and driving it to successful outcomes

Responsibilities

• Prototype, evaluate, implement, and iterate on solutions
• Familiar with state of the art solutions and systems for autonomous vehicles
• Productionize and deploy solutions onto autonomous vehicle fleets
• Collaborate with team members to achieve project goals and milestones
• Define and influence the direction of the team, organization, and/or department
• Advise leaders on technology problems and solutions
• Connect and drive business impact through technology solutions
• Formulate problems, architect solutions, and design processes
• Prototype, evaluate, implement, and iterate on solutions
• Pioneer research into state of the art solutions and systems for autonomous vehicles
• Productionize and deploy solutions onto autonomous vehicle fleets
• Mentor and grow junior and experienced engineers and researchers
• Help create and reinforce a culture of inclusion, innovation, and excellence

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of publications in relevant conferences (CVPR, ICML, NeurIPS, ICCV, ICL, etc.)
• PhD in machine learning, computer vision, or robotics vision
• Experience working on autonomous vehicles, or related fields
• Experience in deploying models into real-world environments
• Strong programming skills in C++ and/or CUDA programming

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• 401k with a company match
• Health saving accounts
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance
• Bonus or company equity