Senior Engineer, Autonomy Foundations

Motional Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 172,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading autonomous vehicle technology company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Pittsburgh to design and develop robust C++ software for localization and mapping pipelines. This role involves guiding junior developers, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with experts in perception and motion planning. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in C++ development and a degree in a related field. Hybrid work options available with a competitive salary range of $172,000 - $229,000 USD.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production focused C++ software development experience.
• Ability to communicate across multiple teams, researchers and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Drive the design, implementation, and testing of high-performance C++ software.
• Conduct code reviews and guide junior team members.
• Work with the mapping team to establish the API for localization-mapping interaction.
• Provide technical leadership across the organization.
• Collaborate with algorithm experts within perception, motion planning and controls.

Skills

C++ software development

Communication across teams

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design and develop onboard and offboard pipelines for localization, mapping and related software for our autonomous driving systems. This is a critical, high-impact role on our Localization team, which is central to the safety and functionality of our autonomous driving stack. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying robust, real-time C++ software for both onboard and offboard localization, mapping and related pipelines. Additionally, you will contribute to the design, validation, and productionalization of our Collision Detection System.

The onboard systems must be highly optimized to run in real time; the offboard pipelines are crucial for the validation of the onboard performance. Your work will be at the heart of the entire AV system.

What You'll Do:

• Drive the end-to-end design, implementation, and testing of high-performance C++ software for our onboard and offboard localization and localization-related pipelines.
• Conduct code reviews and guide junior team members on code quality, correctness and efficiency
• Work with the mapping team to establish the API for localization-mapping interaction
• Provide technical leadership across the organization in the areas of code quality and design
• Collaborate with the team of algorithm experts within perception, motion planning and controls

Required Skills and Background:

• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of production focused C++ software development experience
• Ability to communicate across multiple teams, researchers and engineers

Preferred Skills and Background:

• Good understanding of localization, SLAM and optimization
• Experience with multi object tracking, Kalman filters, and factor graphs.
• Familiarity with Lidar, IMU, camera, and odometry sensors
• Masters/Phd in related fields

We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.

Salary Range: $172,000 USD - $229,000 USD

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