Senior AI Engineer - ML Ops (Unable to consider OPT/CPT candidates)

Volkswagen Group of America • Belmont, CA

139d • $165,000 - $210,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Center of Excellence within the ADMT LLC focuses on applied research and pre-development with the goal to evaluate and/or develop and transfer innovative technology from industries and research institutions into the autonomous driving domain for technology/supplier decisions and to build the strategic base for a further development of a VW Group owned vertical integrated AD-stack. This specific role has the main focus areas: To know and understand the future of AI and to derive requirements on sensor technologies and compute architectures / technologies. To develop reference processes, methods and tools need to enable, scale and industrialize MaaS/TaaS applications. To implement those and define KPI to evaluate and benchmark these enablers for autonomous driving. To conduct benchmarks and assessments. To collaborate with internal and external partners.

Requirements

• 7 years post-grad professional work experience.
• Master's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• PhD strongly preferred.
• Strong technical background of different machine learning algorithms.
• Strong project management and business development skills.
• Communication & documentation skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Conceptual thinking skills.
• Integration - joining people, processes or systems.
• Excellent verbal and writing skills.
• Detailed knowledge of autonomous driving and software technologies.
• Strong attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with current state-of-the-art technologies such as Vision-Language Models, Neural Radiance Fields, Embodied AI, Deep Sensor Fusion, Generative AI.
• Experience with AI/ML compute optimization techniques such as quantization, knowledge distillation, compilation, sparse computing.
• Experience in programming concepts: Data filters/pipelines, multi-threading, programming for various types of SoC, real-time systems.
• Experience in a regulated industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices etc.
• Experience in one or more of the following technical areas: Compute architectures and technologies, Sensor technologies, Robotics.
• Broad knowledge of full vehicle interrelationship automotive systems and interfaces between them.
• High level of engagement and self-initiative.

Responsibilities

• Maintains, as well as furthers, and enhances existing machine learning modules for autonomous vehicles.
• Designs and implements new machine learning based approaches based on existing frameworks.
• Keeps up to speed with the state of the art of academic research and technology in the industry.
• Tests developed modules in the prototype vehicle (unit tests, integration tests, in-vehicle/field tests, etc.).
• Analyzes and evaluates conducted tests.
• Presents project/progress reports and presentations to top management, mentors, partners, and project affiliates.
• Transfers technologies and solutions to ADMT GmbH, CARIAD.
• Manages and coordinates the tech scouting process.
• Expands research network between ADMT LLC and local entities.
• Initiates and implements partnerships with external partners (companies, research institutions, universities) within Silicon Valley and US.
• Transfers project outcomes to internal Volkswagen Group partners (ADMT GmbH, CARIAD).
• Communicates regularly and influences partners in Germany.
• Secures intellectual property.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $165000 - $210000, depending on education and experience.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees