Autonomy ML Engineer – Self-Driving Mining Vehicles

Mariana Minerals; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariana Minerals is hiring Machine Learning Engineers (Autonomy) to build the autonomy and sensor-integration software that lets our mining vehicles perceive, decide, and drive themselves.

In this role you will work on parts of the software and sensor integration that enables full mining autonomy - sensor fusion across LiDAR, cameras, radar, and IMU/GNSS; perception, localization, and mapping; and the autonomy stack that turns sensing into safe vehicle motion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical, or related engineering discipline.
• 2+ years developing autonomy, robotics, or embedded software.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and/or Python, with ROS/ROS 2.
• Hands-on experience with sensor integration and fusion (LiDAR, cameras, radar, IMU, GNSS).
• Knowledge of real-time and embedded systems and hardware–software integration.
• Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, automotive, or off-highway equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop autonomy software for mining vehicles focusing on perception, SLAM, motion planning, and control.
• Integrate and calibrate sensing suite and perform time synchronization robust to mining conditions.
• Build and maintain embedded and real-time software bridging sensing, compute, and actuation with safety focus.
• Develop simulation, logging, and data pipelines to test autonomy against safety targets.
• Validate autonomy stack through bench, rig, and field tests, across software–hardware boundaries.
• Collaborate with hardware and controls engineers to integrate sensing and actuation into a complete vehicle.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS/ROS2

Sensor fusion

Autonomy algorithms

Embedded software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics/Robotics/CS/Electrical or related engineering

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Real-time embedded systems

Job description

Mariana Minerals is hiring Machine Learning Engineers (Autonomy) to build the autonomy and sensor-integration software that lets our mining vehicles perceive, decide, and drive themselves.

In this role you will work on parts of the software and sensor integration that enables full mining autonomy - sensor fusion across LiDAR, cameras, radar, and IMU/GNSS; perception, localization, and mapping; and the autonomy stack that turns sensing into safe vehicle motion.