Senior Engineer, AV Behavior Evaluation

Motional; Oregon; Híbrido; USD 149.000 - 199.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401k with company match

Health savings accounts

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Medical, dental, vision

Descripción de la vacante

Motional is a leading autonomous driving company seeking engineers to build a robust framework for AV behavior evaluation, leveraging agile systems engineering and data-driven performance assessment. You will collaborate across autonomy, infrastructure, and operations to scale behavioral competencies and drive safer, smarter transportation.

The role emphasizes designing robust systems, analyzing both simulation and on-road data, and delivering actionable insights while aligning with

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of AV architecture and subsystems (perception, planning, prediction).
• Experience analyzing simulation and real-world data for robotic systems, preferably AVs.

Responsabilidades

• Propose behavioral expectations on AV capabilities and metrics for large-scale simulation testing.
• Build visualizations and templates for stakeholders; automate result analysis where possible.
• Communicate test results to dev teams and management; help resolve technical issues.

Conocimientos

Autonomous vehicle architecture

Data analysis

SQL

Python

Data visualization

Communication skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Simulation tools

Descripción del empleo

Motional is a leading autonomous driving company on a mission to make driverless vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. Backed by Hyundai Motor Group, Motional is at the forefront of the physical AI revolution. Motional isn’t just building first-of-its-kind technology; we are transforming transportation to create safer streets and more sustainable mobility options. The Systems Readiness and Performance team is the crucial bridge between software development and real-world deployment. We are responsible for driving system design, for verifying and validating the autonomy stack, and for defining, measuring, and validating system performance targets. We work closely with stakeholders in autonomy, infrastructure, and operations to build the definitive safety case for the commercial launch of our fully driverless IONIQ 5 robotaxis in Las Vegas later this year.

Mission Summary

The AV Behavior Design and Evaluation Team is responsible for owning the design and assessment of the AV behavior utilizing the concept of AV behavior competencies. The team relies on systematic decomposition of AV behavior along with data driven assessment utilizing data from on-road and simulation test modalities. We are responsible for building and operating robust, large-scale evaluation systems, alongside sophisticated simulation workflows and insightful diagnostic tools. By combining expert human judgment with advanced data driven techniques, we evaluate the system behavior performance. As the team is looking to scale to support more and more behavioral competencies, we are looking for passionate Engineers to help build a robust framework to leverage the best of agile systems engineering and data driven performance assessment to achieve our ambitious goals in scaling our system design and evaluation processes. We are looking to work with people who are driven to design robust systems and transform complex data into measurable progress toward a safer, smarter transportation future. This person will get to build relationships with the team as well cross-functional across organization to help build a cohesive understanding AV performance as applicable to the Behavioral Competencies.

What you'll be doing

• Propose behavioral expectations on AV capabilitiesSupport standardization of metrics used in performance evaluation for AV Capabilities to ensure consistencyEffectively utilize existing metrics and propose the need for new metrics to evaluate AV performance in large scale simulation testingPropose soft/hard targets for metrics using statistical methods and back them up with driving dataPropose and implement ideas to analyze simulation, resimulation and public road testing results for stakeholders in Systems, Autonomy, Safety etc.Deliver strategic insights and recommendations on projects regarding scenario-based testingBuild meaningful visualizations and templates for the team to utilizeFocus on automating result analysis processes and gaps, removing manual processes where applicableSupport the development, execution, and analyses of test strategy for features validationCommunicate test results to development teams and management and facilitate resolving of technical issues

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science OR equivalent experience in relevant industryStrong understanding of Autonomous Vehicle architecture and functions of key subsystems such as perception, planning, prediction etc.Experience with analyzing simulation and real world data for robotic systems, preferably autonomous vehiclesFluency in SQL or similar languagesFluency in data visualization techniquesExperience in building python based projects for data analysis and insightsExcellent interpersonal skills to build relationships with other teamsExcellent communication skills; effective in communicating complex concepts and driving resolutionsSelf-starter who is motivated to set and achieve goals and takes initiative to drive ambiguous tasks/projects to completion

Bonus Points (not required)

Masters degree in relevant fieldExperience using simulation toolsExperience in evaluating Autonomous Driving Behavior using large scale dataFamiliarity with AV Behavior evaluation standards and best practices

We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time in Pittsburgh to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more. Salary Range$149,000—$198,500 USD Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more. Our journey is always people first. We aren’t just developing driverless cars; we’re creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move. Higher purpose, greater impact. We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do. Scale up, not starting up. Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges. Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

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