Waabi · 16 hours ago
Research Scientist, Learnable Planner
Canada, KY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$158K/yr - $269K/yrWaabi is an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology. As a research scientist working on Learnable Planner, you will invent new AI technologies that support scalable planning solutions enabling the launch of fully driverless autonomous trucks.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design and execute on a research agenda for deep-learning based motion planning for self-driving
Leverage and advance the state-of-the-art in robotics and machine learning to enable safe self-driving at scale, with advanced techniques in imitation and reinforcement learning, planning and search, perception and prediction, simulation, foundation models and more
Support deploying solutions to our production systems, collaborating closely with platform teams to ensure seamless integration of research findings into production systems
Stay up-to-date and advance beyond the state-of-the-art in artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and self-driving technologies
Champion engineering excellence, ensuring high-quality, well structured and tested code
Submit and publish work externally at top machine learning, computer vision, and robotics conferences (NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, etc.) and post to our company blog
Qualification
Required
MS/PhD degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics and/or similar technical field(s) of study. Exceptional Bachelor's students will also be considered
Experience in planning/decision making approaches (e.g., imitation learning, reinforcement learning, optimal control, optimization based approaches, search methods, probabilistic decision making)
Demonstrated research experience through previous internships, work experience, research projects, and papers at top conferences
Strong quantitative background and coursework in or working knowledge of linear algebra, calculus, and probability
Proficient in reading and coding in Python
Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions
Preferred
Previous experience in self-driving technology
Experience deploying ML/DL models to a production motion planning or related robotics stack
Proficiency in Pytorch, Rust, C++ and/or CUDA
Benefits
Competitive compensation and equity awards.
Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
Unlimited Vacation.
Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).
Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually.
Company
Waabi
Waabi is pioneering Physical AI starting with autonomous trucking.
Founded in 2021
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$283.04MKey Investors
Volvo Group Venture CapitalKhosla Ventures
2024-06-18Series B· $200.48M
2023-01-18Series Unknown
2021-06-08Series A· $82.55M
Leadership Team
Raquel Urtasun
Founder & CEO
Lior Ron
COO
Recent News
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