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Pittsburgh Robotics Network · 22 hours ago

Senior Engineer, Autonomy Foundations

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$172K/yr - $229K/yr

5+ years exp

Motional is a driverless technology company focused on making autonomous vehicles a safe and reliable reality. They are seeking a Senior Engineer for their Autonomy Foundations team to design and develop software for localization and mapping systems critical to autonomous driving functionality.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AssociationNon ProfitRobotics

Responsibilities

Drive the end-to-end design, implementation, and testing of high-performance C++ software for our onboard and offboard localization and localization-related pipelines

Conduct code reviews and guide junior team members on code quality, correctness and efficiency

Work with the mapping team to establish the API for localization-mapping interaction

Provide technical leadership across the organization in the areas of code quality and design

Collaborate with the team of algorithm experts within perception, motion planning and controls

Qualification

C++ software developmentData pipeline designLocalizationMappingMulti object trackingKalman filtersFactor graphsLidarIMU sensorsLinear algebraCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

5+ years of production focused C++ software development experience

Experience in designing data pipelines

Ability to communicate across multiple teams, researchers and engineers

Preferred

Good understanding of localization, SLAM and optimization

Experience with multi object tracking, Kalman filters, and factor graphs

Familiarity with Lidar, IMU, camera, and odometry sensors

Strong background in linear algebra

Masters/Phd in related fields

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k with a company match

Health saving accounts

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Company

Pittsburgh Robotics Network

An organization dedicated to the growth and promotion of Pittsburgh's robotics companies and research institutions

Founded in 2018

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

2-10 employees

https://robopgh.org/

Funding

Current Stage

Early Stage

Total Funding

$0.75M

Key Investors

Appalachian Regional Commission

2024-10-16Grant· $0.75M

Leadership Team

Ryan O'Shea

Communications and Engagement Manager

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