Autonomy Robotics Engineer for Mining Vehicles

Mariana Minerals; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariana Minerals is seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer (Autonomy) to architect and implement autonomy software for autonomous mining vehicles. You will lead sensor fusion across LiDAR, cameras, radar, and IMU/GNSS, building perception, localization, and motion planning components that enable safe, reliable autonomous operation in harsh mining environments.

You will contribute from design through implementation, simulation, bench, and field validation, collaborating closely with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical, or related engineering discipline.
• 2+ years developing autonomy, robotics, or embedded software, ideally for mobile robots or vehicles.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and/or Python, and with a robotics middleware such as ROS/ROS 2.
• Hands-on experience with sensor integration and fusion - LiDAR, cameras, radar, IMU, GNSS - and with perception, localization, or motion-planning algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Develop autonomy software for autonomous mining vehicles focusing on one or more area: perception, SLAM, motion planning, and control.
• Integrate and calibrate the sensing suite (LiDAR, cameras, radar, IMU, GNSS), implementing sensor fusion and time synchronization robust to dust, vibration, and corrosion-heavy mining environments.
• Build and maintain embedded and real-time software that bridges sensing, compute, and actuation, with attention to safety, latency, and reliability.
• Develop simulation, logging, and data pipelines to test autonomy behavior and drive performance against safety and availability targets.
• Build bench, rig, and field validation of the autonomy stack, debugging across the full software-hardware boundary.
• Collaborate with hardware and controls engineers to integrate sensing, compute, and actuation into a complete vehicle.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS/ROS2

Sensor fusion

Real-time systems

Embedded software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics/Robotics/CS/EE

Job description

Mariana Minerals is seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer (Autonomy) to architect and implement autonomy software for autonomous mining vehicles. You will lead sensor fusion across LiDAR, cameras, radar, and IMU/GNSS, building perception, localization, and motion planning components that enable safe, reliable autonomous operation in harsh mining environments.

You will contribute from design through implementation, simulation, bench, and field validation, collaborating closely with