Senior Localization Engineer - Autonomy Navigation

Omaze; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Localization Engineer in Mountain View to design and integrate onboard navigation and pose estimation algorithms for autonomous trucking.

You will optimize sensor fusion across IMU, camera, and lidar to improve 6-DOF pose estimation and support robust real-time operation. You will build and evaluate odometry systems, develop performance metrics, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• BS, MS or PhD with academic or industry experience in building navigation, localization, and odometry systems.
• Strong C++ programming skills and problem-solving ability.
• Experience delivering high-reliability deployed software and maintainable code.

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 performance of algorithms and systems.
• Troubleshoot, problem solve, innovate, create, and collaborate.
• Verify sensor calibrations, settings, and uncertainty characterizations.

Skills

C++

Navigation systems

Localization

Odometry

Problem solving

Education

BS/MS/PhD in robotics or related field

Job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Localization Engineer in Mountain View to design and integrate onboard navigation and pose estimation algorithms for autonomous trucking.

You will optimize sensor fusion across IMU, camera, and lidar to improve 6-DOF pose estimation and support robust real-time operation. You will build and evaluate odometry systems, develop performance metrics, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver reliable, scalable infrastructure.