Perception Engineer - Data

Forterra • Arlington, VA

67d

About The Position

Forterra is seeking an experienced Perception Data Engineer to join our team in supporting the development of state-of-the-art deep learning algorithms for on-road and off-road applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing large quantities of visual data from a variety of sensor types, supporting the tools for developing deep learning algorithms for online real-time perception and offline data generation in multiple sensor domains, and running on hardware operating in varied environments under real-time constraints.

Requirements

• BS in machine learning, computer vision, or robotics, or with equivalent industrial experience.
• 4+ years of similar academic and/or professional working experience.
• Excellent understanding of standard deep learning algorithms for perception.
• Solid understanding of machine learning training/deployment pipelines and their implementation.
• Experience with PyTorch or Tensorflow, ROS, Docker, Python
• Excellent core software engineering skills: software design, containerization, unit testing, and debugging.
• Experience with delivering production-quality software in a continuously integrated environment using test-driven development patterns.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with deploying deep learning algorithms into latency-constrained on-road and off-road environments, ideally on Nvidia Jetson devices
• Excellent programming skills in C++
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and AWS in particular

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Perception Data Processing database
• Design, deploy, and operate Metaflow pipelines
• Enhance and support the Deep Learning Training Pipeline dashboard
• Own the Perception Data Processing unit test architecture and test asset management
• Develop and validate data upload/download tools for third party data annotation
• Support AWS infrastructure and platform reliability- Build, optimize, and distribute production model debians

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%.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees