Director of Localization

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🕒 March 6

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $180k - $300k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Forterra

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2017

🚗 Transport

Transport • Defense

Forterra is a company that specializes in autonomous vehicle technology, with a focus on defense and commercial applications. Their flagship product, AutoDrive®, provides self-driving capabilities for both structured and unstructured environments, tackling challenges in harsh and complex conditions. Forterra's solutions are designed to optimize logistics, increase operational efficiency, and enhance safety for both soldiers in the battlefield and civilians in industrial settings. The company collaborates with partners like Anduril Industries and Hanwha Defense USA to deliver autonomous capabilities to the US Army, aiming to reduce risks and protect lives. Their technology is adaptive to varied conditions, operating seamlessly on roads, off-roads, rural, industrial sites, and more.

📋 Description

• Own the technical vision and roadmap for localization and state estimation across Forterra’s autonomous systems • Architect and guide the development of GNSS/INS-based localization systems using advanced state estimation and sensor fusion techniques • Drive algorithmic choices for Kalman filtering, non-linear optimization, sensor calibration, and error modeling • Ensure localization solutions are robust, scalable, and performant across diverse vehicle platforms and operating environments • Build, mentor, and lead a team of state estimation and localization engineers • Provide technical guidance, code and design reviews, and career development for team members • Set clear goals, priorities, and success metrics for the localization team • Partner closely with autonomy, perception, hardware, and vehicle integration teams to define system requirements and interfaces • Collaborate with testing and operations teams to validate localization performance in simulation, data playback, and on-vehicle testing • Oversee testing and evaluation of localization software in simulation, log replay, and real-world vehicle deployments

🎯 Requirements

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Engineering or a related field • 8+ years of relevant experience in state estimation, localization, or navigation systems • 3+ years of experience leading or mentoring engineers (formal or informal) • Deep expertise in Kalman filtering (EKF, UKF, etc.) and real-time state estimation techniques (led product development) • Strong background in non-linear optimization (e.g., gradient descent, Levenberg-Marquardt) • Strong foundation in linear algebra and computational mathematics • Hands-on experience with GNSS/IMU/INS systems, sensor fusion, calibration, and error modeling • Proficiency in C++ (some Python, Matlab)

🏖️ Benefits

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents. • Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents. • Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December. • Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year. • A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption. • A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend. • Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires. • 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.