Senior Perception Engineer — Autonomous Vehicles

Gatik AI; Mountain View (WY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik is seeking research engineers to advance perception for autonomous trucks. You will design perception algorithms, fuse sensor data, and build ML models for robust, real-time understanding of dynamic environments.

Join a team of AI, robotics, and software experts to push the boundaries of autonomous middle-mile trucking. Mountain View HQ with global offices offers collaboration and testing across varied conditions.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field, with a focus on sensor fusion, signal processing, or machine learning
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in developing perception systems for autonomous vehicles, with a strong portfolio in LiDAR and camera-based perception, modern perception technologies, and synthetic data application
• Expertise in programming languages and tools critical for high-performance computing and machine learning, including C++, Python, CUDA, TensorFlow, and PyTorch
• Hands-on experience with sensor calibration, vehicle dynamics, and environmental modeling
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithm design, and complexity analysis specifically tailored to real-time, high-reliability systems
• Experience with deep learning optimization for edge deployment, including quantization, pruning, and knowledge distillation
• Demonstrated ability to publish research findings in top-tier technical journals and conferences

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cutting-edge perception algorithms for autonomous vehicles, focusing on areas such as sensor fusion, 3D object detection, segmentation, and tracking in complex dynamic environments
• Design and implement ML models for real-time perception tasks, leveraging deep neural networks to enhance the perception capabilities of self-driving trucks
• Lead initiatives to collect, augment, and utilize large-scale datasets for training and validating perception models under various driving conditions
• Develop robust testing and validation frameworks to ensure the reliability and safety of the perception systems across diverse scenarios and edge cases
• Conduct field tests and simulations to validate and refine perception algorithms, ensuring robust performance in real-world trucking routes and conditions
• Work closely with the data engineering team to build and maintain large-scale datasets for training and evaluating perception models, including the development of data augmentation techniques

Skills

LiDAR perception

Camera perception

Radar perception

Sensor fusion

3D object detection

Segmentation

Tracking

C++

Python

CUDA

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Data augmentation

Field testing

Education

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics

Job description

Gatik is seeking research engineers to advance perception for autonomous trucks. You will design perception algorithms, fuse sensor data, and build ML models for robust, real-time understanding of dynamic environments.

Join a team of AI, robotics, and software experts to push the boundaries of autonomous middle-mile trucking. Mountain View HQ with global offices offers collaboration and testing across varied conditions.