Staff Engineer, Perception Systems — RCA & Autonomy

Rivian; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 228,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

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Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Perception Systems engineer to join the Perception group, focusing on the data-loop, triage and model evaluation for deploying perception models in Autonomy features.

You will drive root-cause analysis of perception system performance, write software bridging perception and autonomy, and collaborate across teams to improve data collection, labeling, and evaluation metrics for robust capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience deploying autonomy in the real world including strong familiarity with machine learning in a production environment.
• Strong problem solving and coordination skills and an ability to operate effectively in a highly cross functional and fast paced environment.
• Strong cross-functional communication and coordination skills

Responsibilities

• Root-cause analysis: Investigating model performance issues with a system-level and sensor performance lens to identify the underlying reasons for failures or regressions. This includes developing software and tooling to streamline RCA, data analysis, and evaluation workflows.
• Identification of necessary data improvements: Analyzing data-loop processes and triage results to specify requirements for improved data collection, labeling, or augmentation to enhance model robustness.
• Establishing, reviewing, and maintaining evaluation metrics: Developing robust KPIs and metrics to identify and prevent future regressions from perception models, ensuring they meet the necessary performance bars for Autonomy features and implementing these in code.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Working closely with teams across the larger perception group and systems engineering to address technical challenges and standardize performance understanding.

Skills

Autonomy deployment

ML in production

Problem solving

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelors/Masters/PhD in CS/Robotics/EE

Job description

Rivian is seeking a Perception Systems engineer to join the Perception group, focusing on the data-loop, triage and model evaluation for deploying perception models in Autonomy features.

You will drive root-cause analysis of perception system performance, write software bridging perception and autonomy, and collaborate across teams to improve data collection, labeling, and evaluation metrics for robust capabilities.