Staff Perception ML Engineer — Autonomous Driving

Motional; Santo Niño 1st; On-site; PHP 1,884,000 - 3,769,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional in the autonomous driving space seeks a senior ML/vision engineer to advance perception for self-driving cars. You will design, train, and optimize perception models using camera, lidar, and radar, and integrate them into complex autonomous systems.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and stay abreast of ML research to deploy real-world solutions on vehicle fleets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or a related field, plus 7+ years of relevant experience; or
• Master’s degree in one of the above fields (or equivalent industry experience), plus 5+ year of relevant experience; or
• Ph.D. in one of the above fields, with research focused on perception or computer vision applicable to autonomous vehicles, plus 3+ year of relevant experience
• Experience designing, training, and analyzing neural networks for one or more perception applications, including object detection, semantic/instance segmentation, visual classification, motion/gesture recognition, sensor fusion, multitask learning, multi-object tracking, and/or end-to-end perception.
• In-depth understanding of common Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithms
• Experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
• Fluency in Python, including standard scientific computing libraries and Python bindings development experience
• Knowledge of software engineering principles including software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, testing methods
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience mentoring and leading others
• Demonstrated technical leadership on large, complex, cross-functional initiatives, including setting technical direction, driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-impact results.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and implementation of advanced perception algorithms for object detection, tracking, classification, and segmentation using camera, lidar, and radar data
• Connect and drive business impact through technology solutions
• Design and implement sensor fusion algorithms to combine data from multiple sensors to create a robust and accurate perception system
• Optimize perception algorithms for real-time performance on embedded hardware
• Collaborate with other engineers and teams to integrate perception systems into larger autonomous systems
• Stay abreast of the latest research and advancements in machine learning and computer vision and apply them to real-world problems
• Productionize and deploy solutions onto autonomous vehicle fleets
• Derive good insight from large data sets from a variety of sources
• Mentor and guide junior engineers on the team

Skills

Python

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in ML/CS/Robotics/Math/Physics

Master’s degree in relevant field

Ph.D. in perception/vision

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

CUDA

Job description

Motional in the autonomous driving space seeks a senior ML/vision engineer to advance perception for self-driving cars. You will design, train, and optimize perception models using camera, lidar, and radar, and integrate them into complex autonomous systems.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and stay abreast of ML research to deploy real-world solutions on vehicle fleets.