Principal Engineer, Mapping & Localization: Real-Time Fusion

PlusAI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Catered free lunch

Unlimited snacks and beverages

Highly competitive salary and benefits package

401(k) plan

Job summary

An innovative AI-focused company in California seeks a Principal Engineer for its Mapping and Localization team. The role involves designing high-fidelity fusion algorithms using various sensory data to achieve centimeter-level accuracy for autonomous vehicles. The ideal candidate has a Master's or Ph.D. in a related field, over 7 years of experience in robotics, and expertise in Modern C++, as well as a strong foundation in probabilistic robotics and geometry. A competitive salary and benefits including catered meals are offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of industry experience in robotics, with at least 4 years in localization or mapping systems.
• Strong theoretical foundation in Kalman Filtering (EKF, UKF), nonlinear optimization, and SLAM.
• Familiarity with CUDA/GPU programming or optimization for ARM‑based embedded platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evolution of localization architecture.
• Design and implement real-time algorithms for sensor fusion.
• Develop pipelines to generate, maintain, and query High-Definition maps.
• Solve the stale map problem by designing systems for change detection.
• Act as a technical mentor conducting rigorous code reviews.

Skills

Expert-level Modern C++ (14/17/20)

Probabilistic robotics knowledge

3D geometry and linear algebra

Memory management and multi-threading

Education

M.S. or Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Tools

Eigen

Ceres

PCL

OpenCV

GTSAM

Job description

An innovative AI-focused company in California seeks a Principal Engineer for its Mapping and Localization team. The role involves designing high-fidelity fusion algorithms using various sensory data to achieve centimeter-level accuracy for autonomous vehicles. The ideal candidate has a Master's or Ph.D. in a related field, over 7 years of experience in robotics, and expertise in Modern C++, as well as a strong foundation in probabilistic robotics and geometry. A competitive salary and benefits including catered meals are offered.