Senior Staff Software Engineer - Perception & Sensing
On-site Foster City Boston Full-time Senior Machine Learning Engineering
At a glance
Senior Machine Learning Engineering role at Zoox. Foster City · full-time · $324,000–$389,000 base.
SalaryStated by Zoox
$324,000 – $389,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleMachine Learning Engineering
SenioritySenior
LocationFoster City
WorkplaceOn-site
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$324,000–$389,000
PostedMay 3, 2023 · 3y ago
Also hiring inBoston
Role brief
aimlroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Set the sensor-change validation process for upcoming low-cost vehicle platforms
- Work with PCP V&V to shape the Autonomy Technical Specification around worst-case conditions, including snow, ice, and blocked sensors
- Design lower-cost autonomy stacks with PCP model owners that use fewer costly sensors and less compute
- Run hardware-change compliance reviews, weighing cost and compute limits against performance and safety
What you bring
- Deep knowledge of the PCP Stack, multi-modality fusion, and architecture design for tight compute budgets
- Experience validating safety-critical systems, including work on challenging operating conditions such as winter weather
- A track record of aligning SDMA, AHE, and PCP stakeholders on cost-versus-performance decisions
- Experience managing or curating datasets used for sensor validation or model training
Who this fits
This senior engineering role suits someone who can lead technical validation work and align teams on system trade-offs. The position is onsite in Foster City.
From the employer
At Zoox, you will collaborate with a team of world-class engineers with diverse backgrounds in areas such as AI, robotics, mechatronics, planning, control, localization, computer vision, rendering, simulation, distributed computing, design, and automated testing. You’ll master new technologies while working on code, algorithms, and research to impact key systems to move Zoox forward.
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AccommodationsIf you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to accommodations@zoox.com or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note:You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Sensor Change Playbook workflow, defining the validation process for our next-generation, low-cost vehicle platforms.
- Partner with PCP V&V to define the Autonomy Technical Specification (ATS) by identifying "bounding" (worst-case) scenarios, particularly those related to winter driving (e.g., heavy snow, ice, sensor occlusion).
- Work with PCP model owners to architect low-cost stacks that reduce reliance on expensive sensors and accommodate reduced compute (e.g., migrating from 8 GPUs to 1 Thor).
- Drive the Clearance MoC (Method of Compliance) process for hardware changes, balancing cost, compute constraints, performance and safety.
Qualifications
- Deep expertise in the PCP Stack, multi-modality fusion, and optimizing architectures for severely constrained compute budgets.
- Experience in V&V (Validation & Verification) for safety-critical systems, specifically expanding into complex Operational Design Domains (ODDs) like winter weather.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders (SDMA, AHE, PCP) to align on cost vs. performance trade-offs.
- The ability or experience of managing or curating datasets for sensor validation or model training
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience with Autonomy Technical Specifications (ATS) and defining winter/adverse weather bounding scenarios.
- Experience working with VLM’s.
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AccommodationsIf you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to accommodations@zoox.com or your assigned recruiter.
A Final Note:You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.