Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Motion Planning

Woven by Toyota; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, where you'll develop cutting-edge motion planning systems for autonomous vehicles. This exciting role involves working with a talented team to innovate in the field of self-driving technology, leveraging deep learning and machine learning to enhance mobility solutions. You'll have the opportunity to lead projects, mentor peers, and drive technical direction, all while contributing to a mission that prioritizes safety and human-centered design. If you're passionate about AI and robotics, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Excellent health coverage

Wellness programs

Flexible vacation policy

401k program

Family planning benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in ML frameworks and workflows.
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++.
• Experience with learning-based planning approaches.

Responsibilities

• Develop ML models for motion planning systems.
• Prototype and validate new model architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for unified solutions.

Skills

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Python

C++

Reinforcement Learning

Imitation Learning

Data Sampling

Model Training

Communication Skills

Education

MS or higher in Machine Learning

Computer Science

Robotics

Computer Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Caffe

Job description

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Motion Planning

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$140,000.00/yr - $230,000.00/yr

Woven by Toyota is the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. Our mission is to deliver safe, intelligent, human-centered mobility for all. Through our Arene mobility software platform, safety-first automated driving technology and Toyota Woven City — our test course for advanced mobility — we’re bringing greater freedom, safety and happiness to people and society.

Our unique global culture weaves modern Silicon Valley innovation and time-tested Japanese quality craftsmanship. We leverage these complementary strengths to amplify the capabilities of drivers, foster happiness, and elevate well-being.

TEAM

At Woven by Toyota, we work on a diverse set of problems ranging from solving Trajectory Planning and Decision Making problems, to optimizing latency on hardware accelerators, designing novel neural network architectures and applying and advancing the state-of-the-art of machine learning (ML) for perception, prediction, and motion planning. We are looking for doers and creative problem solvers to join us in improving mobility for everyone with self-driving technology. You will be interacting on a daily basis with other software and hardware engineers and researchers to tackle some of the most challenging problems in AI and Robotics.

Who We Are Looking For

The team is looking for an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to join us in developing a state-of-the-art motion planning system for autonomous driving. As an expert in machine learning in the Motion Planning team, you will be responsible to design and develop new Machine Learning models for our Motion Planners, and to deploy the model on our next-generation autonomous vehicle platform and ultimately to millions of Toyota production vehicles. The ideal candidate will have published some deep learning research in top-tier conferences such as NeurIPs or CVPR, built and deployed real-world deep learning products, and worked in a fast-paced environment along with other highly talented engineers. We recognize the unique capabilities each team member brings, and encourage applicants to reach out even if they do not match all of the characteristics described below.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Motion Planning ML model R&D by prototyping, validating and iterating on existing and new model architectures leveraging imitation learning, deep reinforcement learning, and large-scale data.
• Own development of new ML models end-to-end from data strategy, initial development, optimization, production platform validation, and fine tuning based on metrics and on road performance.
• Lead large, multi-person projects and significantly influence the overall Motion Planning architecture and technical direction.
• Enable and help other engineers on the team to be more effective through coaching and leading by example when it comes to writing high-quality code, providing high-quality code and design document reviews and delivering rigorous reports from ML experiments.
• Work in a high-velocity environment and employ agile development practices.
• Team player and "get things done" mentality
• Collaborate closely with teams such as Perception, Simulation, Infrastructure, Tooling to drive unified solutions.
• Closely collaborate with Motion Planning subteams to develop end-to-end solutions.
  
  

EXPERIENCE:

• MS, or higher degree, in Machine Learning, Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering (or other related fields)
• 5+ years of experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, Caffe, Tensorflow
• Extensive experience with learning-based planning approaches like imitation learning, reinforcement learning and state-of-the-art techniques for sequential modeling like Transformer architectures, and camera input or vector/point-based representations.
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++
• 5+ years of experience in machine learning workflows: data sampling and curation, pre-processing, model training, ablation studies, evaluation, deployment, inference optimization.
• Passionate about self driving car technology and its potential for humanity.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate concepts clearly and precisely
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with robot motion planning techniques like trajectory optimization, sampling-based planning, model predictive control, etc or self-driving problems (Perception, Prediction, Mapping, Localization, Planning, Simulation)
• Experience in writing production level code in a real-time operating system.
• Experience with temporal/sequential modeling and/or reinforcement learning.
• Experience in optimizing runtime-critical systems for Linux, UNIX-like real-time operating systems on automotive-grade compute platforms, and building safety-critical software architecture.
  
  

For positions based in Palo Alto, CA, the base pay for this position ranges from $140,000 - $230,000 a year

Your base salary is one part of your total compensation. We offer a base salary, short term and long term incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package. The total compensation offered to an employee will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and level.

What We Offer

We are committed to creating a modern work environment that supports our employees and their loved ones. We offer many options of the best programs to allow you to do your most meaningful work and to help you shape the future of mobility.

・Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage

・A rewarding 401k program

・Flexible vacation policy

・Family planning and care benefits

Our Commitment

・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.

・Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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