Senior Calibration Engineer, Autonomous Systems

Kodiak Robotics; Mountain View (CA); In loco; USD 190.000 - 220.000; Tempo pieno

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Medical plans

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Infertility benefits

Legal services

Flexible PTO

10 holidays

Parental leave

Dog-friendly office

Free catered lunch

Fully stocked kitchen

Free EV charging

Long Term Disability

Short Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k)

Descrizione del lavoro

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer for the Calibration, Localization and Mapping (CLAM) team.

You will calibrate cameras, LiDAR, radar, and IMU, build online calibration systems, and characterize sensor uncertainty to support robust localization and perception. You will collaborate with Localisation, Mapping, Perception, and Hardware teams, mentor engineers, and help set the technical direction for sensor calibration across the fleet.

Competenze

• BS, MS, or PhD with experience in sensor calibration, computer vision, or robotics.
• Experience with intrinsic and extrinsic calibration techniques (camera-LiDAR, hand-eye, target-based/targetless).
• Experience with optimization techniques used in calibration (bundle adjustment, nonlinear least squares, factor graphs).
• Solid understanding of sensor uncertainty modeling and how calibration errors propagate to localization/perception.
• Strong communication and ability to write clear design docs.

Mansioni

• Develop and maintain calibration algorithms for cameras, LiDAR, radar, and IMU.
• Build online/self-calibration systems to detect and correct drift over vehicle life.
• Characterize sensor uncertainty for downstream localization and fusion.
• Design tooling for factory calibration, field recalibration, and post-maintenance verification.
• Develop metrics and automated checks to validate calibration quality.
• Troubleshoot calibration issues in field or simulation and drive root-cause fixes.
• Collaborate with Localization, Mapping, Perception, and Hardware teams; guide sensor selection.
• Mentor engineers and contribute in cross-functional design reviews.

Conoscenze

C++

Sensor calibration

Robotics

Bundle adjustment

Uncertainty modeling

Data analysis

Documentation

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Hands-on

Formazione

BS/MS/PhD in sensors/robotics/vision

Descrizione del lavoro

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer for the Calibration, Localization and Mapping (CLAM) team.

You will calibrate cameras, LiDAR, radar, and IMU, build online calibration systems, and characterize sensor uncertainty to support robust localization and perception. You will collaborate with Localisation, Mapping, Perception, and Hardware teams, mentor engineers, and help set the technical direction for sensor calibration across the fleet.