Senior State Estimation and Calibration Engineer - Mountain View, CA

Aeva, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 181,300 - 245,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Stock grants

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

A cutting-edge perception technology company is seeking a Senior Engineer for its calibration, localization, and mapping team. This role focuses on deploying Aeva’s advanced 4D LiDAR algorithms and requires strong C++ skills, with a focus on state estimation and calibration. Candidates should have a MS or PhD in a relevant field and experience with extrinsic calibration and real-time systems. Competitive compensation, significant stock options, and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in C++ development within a Linux environment.
• 2+ years experience with extrinsic calibration methods.
• Demonstrated ability to create and deploy real-time state estimation systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Aeva’s 4D state estimation and calibration stack.
• Prototype novel algorithms and optimize them for performance.
• Ensure code quality and consistency through best practices.

Skills

C++ development

State estimation

Extrinsic calibration methods

Kalman Filtering

Bayesian Methods

Sensor Fusion

3D data representations

Scripting in Python

Scripting in Bash

Education

MS or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar

Job description

About us

Aeva’s mission is to bring the next wave of perception to a broad range of applications from automated driving to industrial robotics, consumer electronics, consumer health, security, and beyond. Aeva is transforming autonomy with its groundbreaking sensing and perception technology that integrates all key LiDAR components onto a silicon photonics chip in a compact module. Aeva 4D LiDAR sensors uniquely detect instant velocity in addition to 3D position, allowing autonomous devices like vehicles and robots to make more intelligent and safe decisions.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Engineer in our CLAMS (calibration, localization, and mapping) team. You will be working on implementing SOTA methods in state estimation, online calibration, optimizing, and deploying Aeva’s 4D FMCW LiDAR algorithms to production and push autonomous driving performance.

What you will do

• Contribute to Aeva’s 4D state estimation and calibration stack that will be deployed in production
• Ability to quickly prototype novel algorithms, implement them and iterate fast
• Ensure code is optimized for performance and scalability
• Adhere to coding standards and best practices to ensure consistency and quality in all code
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and ensure timely and accurate completion with documentation and tests

What you have

• Have a MS or PhD in a relevant program such as Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar
• Highly skilled in C++ development with 5+ years experience with the Linux environment
• 2+ years of experience with extrinsic calibration methods (online or offline)
• Experience with techniques such as Kalman Filtering, Bayesian Methods, and Sensor Fusion (with LiDAR/IMU/GNSS)
• Strong fundamentals of linear algebra and 3D geometry
• Demonstrated ability to create and deploy real-time state estimation or SLAM systems
• Experience with 3D data / representations (point clouds, meshes, etc.) and algorithms
• Skilled in scripting languages such as Python and Bash

Nice to have

• Knowledge of working principles for RADARs or LiDARs
• Experience with robotics or autonomous vehicle software frameworks such as ROS/ROS2 or similar
• Experience with modern build systems such as Bazel or similar

What’s in it for you

• Be part of a fast-paced and dynamic team
• Very competitive compensation and meaningful stock grants
• Exceptional benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and more
• Unlimited PTO: We care about results, not punching timecards

Salary range: $181,300 - $245,300 a year

Salary pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, certifications, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges are subject to change in the future.

Depending on the position offered, equity, bonus, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, pre-tax commuter and health care/dependent care accounts, 401k plan, life and disability benefits, flexible time off, paid parental leave, and 11 paid holidays annually.