Staff Autonomy ML Engineer for Mining Vehicles

Mariana Minerals; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariana Minerals seeks a Machine Learning Engineer (Autonomy) to build the autonomy and sensor-integration software for autonomous mining vehicles. You will own parts of the software, from architecture to field validation, collaborating with hardware, controls, and systems teams.

You will work on sensor fusion across LiDAR, cameras, radar, GNSS, and perception, localization, and motion planning with emphasis on safety, latency, and reliability in harsh mining environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, CS, Electrical or related engineering discipline.
• 5–10+ years developing autonomy, robotics, or embedded software for mobile robots or vehicles.
• Proficiency in C++ and/or Python; experience with ROS/ROS 2.

Responsibilities

• Develop autonomy software for mining vehicles focusing on perception, SLAM, motion planning, and control.
• Integrate and calibrate sensing suite (LiDAR, cameras, radar, IMU, GNSS) with sensor fusion and time synchronization.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS/ROS2

Autonomy/Robotics

Embedded software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, CS or related engineering

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Job description

Mariana Minerals seeks a Machine Learning Engineer (Autonomy) to build the autonomy and sensor-integration software for autonomous mining vehicles. You will own parts of the software, from architecture to field validation, collaborating with hardware, controls, and systems teams.

You will work on sensor fusion across LiDAR, cameras, radar, GNSS, and perception, localization, and motion planning with emphasis on safety, latency, and reliability in harsh mining environments.