Senior Perception Engineer role focused on building and productizing autonomous driving traffic signal understanding without relying on HD maps.

Design end-to-end Perception and AV stack solutions to support traffic signal detections across driving environments, from complex intersections to rural roads and highways
Conduct applied research and R&D to develop deep learning models for traffic light detection, traffic sign recognition, road marking detection, construction object detection, and text recognition for traffic signal tasks
Build generalizable approaches to support diverse ODDs and expand to new country or region requirements
Lead data-driven development by collaborating with large data collection and labeling teams to increase perception system accuracy via high-value data, including:
- Data collection prioritization and planning
- Labeling prioritization
- Labeling efficiency optimization
- Maximizing the value of collected and labeled data
Use data simulation and augmentation to address extreme scenarios
Productize perception solutions by meeting product requirements for safety, latency, and software robustness

Minimum requirement: PhD with 4+ years, MS with 6+ years, or BS (or equivalent experience) with 8+ years in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
Plus: 2+ years of technical leadership showing high technical and organizational complexity
Hands-on experience developing deep learning and algorithms for sophisticated real-world problems
Proficiency with deep learning frameworks, for example PyTorch
Experience with data-driven development and collaboration with data and ground truth teams
Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++
Outstanding communication and teamwork skills for a tightly-knit team that shares learning and expertise

Proven expertise developing generalizable perception solutions for autonomous driving or robotics using deep learning with cameras
Hands-on experience developing and deploying DNN-based solutions to embedded platforms for real-time applications
Proven deep learning expertise supported by technical publications in leading conferences and journals
Expertise with Visual Language Models, Transformers, BEV architectures, and modern traffic signal perception techniques, including experience with complex object detection and recognition (a plus)

Location: Santa Clara, CA (onsite)

Salary: USD 184,000 - 356,500 per year

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Perception - Autonomous Driving

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