Senior Localization Engineer—Autonomous Navigation & Odometry

Kodiak; Mountain View (WY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity & bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision

Legal Services

Flexible PTO

Dog-friendly office

Free catered lunch

EV charging

401(k)

Job summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Localization Engineer to advance onboard navigation and pose estimation. You will optimize fusion of IMU, camera, and lidar data and develop odometry algorithms for 6-DOF pose estimation.

Strong C++ skills and a solid background in Kalman filtering or factor graphs are essential. The role emphasizes building robust, scalable infrastructure and collaborating across teams to evaluate and improve autonomous trucking systems.

Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD with academic or industry experience in building navigation, localization, and odometry systems.
• Strong in C++ and problem-solving.
• Strong software engineering with maintainable, well-designed code.
• Experience transforming raw sensor data from GNSS, IMU, wheel speed into 6-DOF pose using Kalman Filtering or factor graphs.
• Experience with computer vision, visual odometry, and/or odometry from point clouds.
• Solid understanding of metrics, data analysis, and scientific evaluation.
• Team player with ownership mindset, delivering across engineering disciplines.
• Ability to build and iterate quickly, creating lasting infrastructure from scratch.
• Hands-on, curious, flexible, and ready to expand into new domains.
• Excellent communicator with clear design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate onboard navigation and pose estimation algorithms.
• Optimize sensor fusion and pose estimation using IMU, camera, and lidar sensors.
• Develop visual and lidar odometry algorithms.
• Develop navigation metrics for evaluating offboard and onboard performance of algorithms and systems in the autonomous trucking domain.
• Troubleshoot, problem solve, innovate, create, and collaborate.
• Evaluate sensor performance and optimize sensor selection.
• Verify correct sensor calibrations, settings, and uncertainty characterizations.

Skills

C++

Navigation

Localization

Odometry

Sensor Fusion

Kalman Filtering

Factor Graphs

Computer Vision

Point Clouds

6-DOF Pose

Sensor Data Processing

Documentation

Education

BS/MS/PhD in relevant field

Job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Localization Engineer to advance onboard navigation and pose estimation. You will optimize fusion of IMU, camera, and lidar data and develop odometry algorithms for 6-DOF pose estimation.

Strong C++ skills and a solid background in Kalman filtering or factor graphs are essential. The role emphasizes building robust, scalable infrastructure and collaborating across teams to evaluate and improve autonomous trucking systems.