Senior Localization Engineer – Real-Time SLAM for AVs

Gatik; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to join the Localization team to build state-of-the-art sensor fusion and real-time localization for autonomous trucks.

Based onsite in Santa Clara, CA, you will develop GPS/IMU fusion, SLAM, and ROS/ROS2 integration, collaborate with perception and control, and validate systems in urban and challenging environments.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Robotics, CS, EE, or related field.
• 6+ years of production C++ software experience.
• 2+ years in AV/ADAS industries.
• Experience with GPS-IMU fusion and SLAM.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize sensor-based localization and odometry algorithms to improve the positioning accuracy.
• Implement sensor fusion using IMU, GPS, Lidar to create a robust localization pipeline.
• Develop and integrate real-time SLAM techniques for structured and unstructured environments.
• Collaborate with perception, mapping, and control teams to integrate localization outputs within the autonomous driving stack.
• Test and validate in simulation and real-world scenarios, including urban and unstructured settings.
• Analyze and debug localization issues with field/test data and user feedback.
• Research lidar and camera-based localization advancements to keep the stack up-to-date.
• Contribute to benchmarking, tuning, and real-time performance improvements.

Skills

C++ development

Python

ROS/ROS2

SLAM

GPS/INS fusion

Sensor fusion

Real-time systems

Education

MS/PhD in Robotics or CS

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is seeking a Senior/Staff Software Engineer to join the Localization team to build state-of-the-art sensor fusion and real-time localization for autonomous trucks.

Based onsite in Santa Clara, CA, you will develop GPS/IMU fusion, SLAM, and ROS/ROS2 integration, collaborate with perception and control, and validate systems in urban and challenging environments.