JOB-1897
A late-stage company building autonomous vehicles for ocean and maritime missions needs a principal-level engineer to direct its whole perception stack. You would guide the perception group technically, solve its toughest problems, and help grow the team through hiring and mentorship.
Scope
- Set the design direction for localization, tracking, mapping, uncertainty estimation and sensor fusion
- Merge radar, cameras and specialized maritime sensors into a coherent, dependable data stream for the autonomy software that consumes it
- Coordinate with the teams handling autonomy, navigation and applied ML so perception supports safe vehicle behavior in demanding ocean conditions
- Convert cutting-edge research methods into production features within tight limits on sensors, embedded compute (NVIDIA Jetson), latency and weather
- Guide data labeling, ground truth datasets and evaluation frameworks
- Lead staff-level and senior engineers through reviews and practical problem solving
Qualifications
- Eight or more years of perception engineering, shipping systems on self-driving cars, robots, defense or aerospace platforms
- Deep skill in sensor fusion, state estimation, tracking and probabilistic modeling
- A history of setting technical direction at staff level or beyond
- Strong math fundamentals and C++ and Python; maritime autonomy or multi-modal sensing is a bonus
- US citizen or green card holder
Hybrid in the San Francisco Bay Area. No visa sponsorship or transfers.
