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Principal Software Engineer, State Estimation
Virtual
The Role
We are looking for a Perception Algorithms & State Estimation Engineer to solve complex perception and state estimation problems for online autonomy. The ideal candidate has experience developing and deploying algorithms in robotics using camera, lidar, and/or radar data. The types of problems the candidate will address may include: object detection and tracking; state estimation for localization, mapping, and sensor calibration; modeling and estimating tractor/trailer states, including path curvature, ego, trailer pose, trailer angle, trailer wheelbase, and length.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Design and develop state estimation solutions that run online on our autonomous vehicle
- Define meaningful metrics and deliver solutions to achieve them
- Work within the perception team to leverage data, and with other teams to deliver solutions ready for deployment on the autonomous vehicle
- Mentor and guide other team members to help achieve overall perception goals
Qualifications
- Skilled with modern C++, Python
- Experience building state of the art state estimation solutions for real time applications in robotics, including E/KFs, factor graphs, optimization
- Experience building mapping and calibration solutions
- Experience working with camera, lidar, and/or radar data in autonomy application
- Comfort iterating on complex problems and models: problem definition, data, bring-up, debugging, evaluation and deployment
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-starter, able to work and overcome challenges independently
Ideal Qualifications
- Familiarity with state of the art, best practices, and research in motion planning and/or controls
- Ability to design, implement, and deploy motion planning and/or control software stacks
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $160,000 - $250,000
- Equity: Significant equity package commensurate on experience and skills
- Benefits: Full health benefits
- Fully remote, with exciting opportunities to travel to our Denver headquarters for team collaborations and special events.
- Home office stipend up to $500 to help you create a comfortable and productive workspace.
- Actual compensation is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor.
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