Autonomous Truck Controls Engineer (ML & RL)

present of AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

PlusAI in Santa Clara is building the software that turns planned driving paths into real steering, throttle and braking for heavy trucks. You’ll ground control policies in solid theory and work with large real-world datasets to learn vehicle behavior.

The role blends research with hands-on development, focusing on data quality, model validation and safety-aware shipping of learned components within the autonomy stack.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in control theory and motion planning.
• Hands-on experience building ML models of vehicle behavior.
• Experience with large real-world driving datasets for learned policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test learned vehicle models and control policies.
• Analyze vehicle performance and tune systems on real trucks.
• Collaborate with research scientists to integrate learned components into safety-critical software.

Skills

Control theory

Motion planning

Machine learning

Vehicle data

Tools

C++

Python

Job description

PlusAI in Santa Clara is building the software that turns planned driving paths into real steering, throttle and braking for heavy trucks. You’ll ground control policies in solid theory and work with large real-world datasets to learn vehicle behavior.

The role blends research with hands-on development, focusing on data quality, model validation and safety-aware shipping of learned components within the autonomy stack.