Autonomy Controls Engineer — Vehicle Dynamics & MPC

Applied Intuition; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale seeks a software engineer specializing in controls for autonomous vehicles. You will design and implement high-performance control modules deployed on vehicles for autonomous navigation and perform in-vehicle testing.

You will analyze vehicle dynamics, leverage research in MPC and MPPI, diagnose issues on real and simulated platforms, and collaborate with customers to deliver robust safety-critical software.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience building production software using modern software practices
• Hands-on experience testing controls solutions on real, production-grade vehicles
• Fluency in differential equations, numerical optimization, numerical analysis, and physics
• Passion for tackling challenging control problems across environments

Responsibilities

• Design and implement controls modules that can be deployed onto vehicles for autonomous navigation
• Characterize the dynamics of our customers’ vehicles to create tailored controls solutions and to reduce the gap between simulation and real-world dynamics
• Evaluate and utilize academic research to create optimal-control-based solutions using techniques like nonlinear MPC and MPPI control
• Diagnose system software and functional driving issues on target platforms, both on-road and in simulation, and drive them to the root cause.
• Perform in-vehicle testing: run autonomous drive missions, collect data, and close the loop from field failures to fixes.
• Verify and validate autonomy functions from test-case design through fault injection in SIL/HIL and in-vehicle environments.
• Contribute to functional and safety requirements and support DFMEA-style failure analysis for safety-critical vehicle functions.
• Collaborate with customers’ engineers and manage customer relationships

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with coursework or research experience in controls

Job description

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale seeks a software engineer specializing in controls for autonomous vehicles. You will design and implement high-performance control modules deployed on vehicles for autonomous navigation and perform in-vehicle testing.

You will analyze vehicle dynamics, leverage research in MPC and MPPI, diagnose issues on real and simulated platforms, and collaborate with customers to deliver robust safety-critical software.