Senior Localization Calibration Engineer

AeroVect; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect in South San Francisco is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Localization team. The role involves taking ownership of calibration systems, improving reliability, and designing online validation systems. With 5+ years in robotics or autonomous vehicles, candidates should have robust multi-sensor calibration skills and strong C++ knowledge. Preferred qualifications include an MS or PhD in relevant fields and experience in deploying calibration systems on real hardware.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in robotics or autonomous vehicles with hands-on work in sensor calibration.
• Strong practical knowledge of multi-sensor calibration across LiDARs, IMUs, GNSS, and cameras.
• Proven experience with non-linear optimization frameworks or filtering approaches.

Responsibilities

• Own the calibration stack end-to-end and improve reliability.
• Design and build an online calibration validation system.
• Contribute to the localization and mapping pipeline.

Skills

Sensor calibration

Localization

C++

Multi-sensor calibration

Linux

ROS/ROS2

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Ceres

GTSAM

g2o

OpenCV

PCL

Open3D

Job description

AeroVect in South San Francisco is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Localization team. The role involves taking ownership of calibration systems, improving reliability, and designing online validation systems. With 5+ years in robotics or autonomous vehicles, candidates should have robust multi-sensor calibration skills and strong C++ knowledge. Preferred qualifications include an MS or PhD in relevant fields and experience in deploying calibration systems on real hardware.