Autonomous Vehicle Controls Engineer - Mining

Pronto; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Atoms is seeking a Robotics Controls Engineer to develop and maintain core control systems for autonomous haul trucks used in mining. You will work on localization, path following, and longitudinal/lateral control, integrating multiple sensor modalities on 200+ ton vehicles.

Collaborating with perception, planning, and hardware teams, you will write production-grade Python/C++ code and contribute to field testing and deployment efforts onsite in San Francisco, with occasional travel to field

Qualifications

• Experience in robotics controls development for mobile machines is preferred.
• Strong Python/C++ programming skills.
• Experience with sensor fusion and real-time control.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain core control systems for autonomous haul trucks.
• Work on localization, path following, and longitudinal/lateral control.
• Integrate multiple sensor modalities on 200+ ton vehicles.
• Collaborate with perception, planning and hardware teams.
• Write production-grade Python/C++ code and deploy to field.
• Conduct field testing and deployment onsite in San Francisco; travel to sites as needed.

Job description

Atoms is seeking a Robotics Controls Engineer to develop and maintain core control systems for autonomous haul trucks used in mining. You will work on localization, path following, and longitudinal/lateral control, integrating multiple sensor modalities on 200+ ton vehicles.

Collaborating with perception, planning, and hardware teams, you will write production-grade Python/C++ code and contribute to field testing and deployment efforts onsite in San Francisco. Some travel to sites is required.