Staff Engineer (Trajectory Planning)

January 12

Oxa

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Unlocking the benefits of autonomy today with software and services that enable any vehicle, anywhere to be self-driving

Mobile Autonomy • 3D Scene Perception & Understanding • Localisation and Mapping Solutions • Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision

201 - 500

Description

•Lead the development, integration, and deployment of trajectory planning software that robustly and efficiently generates AV trajectories, including off-the-shelf solver evaluation and custom solver implementation. •Take ownership of the trajectory planning approach and architecture with a focus on high quality functionality and APIs that allow the trajectory planner component to be used as a building block for various on-vehicle applications. •Promote a cross-functional development style, working closely with other teams to realise the desired AV manoeuvres as well as their smooth, comfortable, and precise execution. •Create appropriate metrics and tools to measure and benchmark the performance of the trajectory planner deployed on various AV platforms. •Own the engineering lifecycle, including scoping, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance of your team's work. •Influence the technical strategy within the Planning Team, ensuring alignment with your counterparts in other teams. •Document and train others on your team's work, focus on improving features, and understand the business and customer value of your team's work.

Requirements

•PhD in related field (Mech Eng, Aerospace, Comp Science, Robotics, Applied Mathematics) with 3+ years of industry experience is desired •MS in related field (Mech Eng, Aerospace, Comp Science, Robotics, Applied Mathematics) with 5+ years of industry experience is acceptable •Extensive hands-on experience of optimisation-based trajectory planning and control applications to autonomous driving. •Deep practical understanding of nonlinear optimisation techniques

Benefits

•Competitive salary, benchmarked frequently •Hybrid working arrangements •PTO 25 days •United Healthcare Medical Insurance - we cover 95% with 5% employee contribution •401k Retirement plan with Safe Harbour •Life Assurance •AD&D Insurance •Short and Long Term Disability Insurance •Dental and Vision - Fully funded for you and Oxa will contribute 50% of costs for dependants.