Senior Software Engineer, Localization

Aurora•Mountain View, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aurora’s Localization team develops software that safely and accurately estimates positioning for vehicles in its fleet. The work processes high-rate data from diverse sensors to provide real-time, high-precision measurements of vehicle location and motion across highways, surface streets, and endpoint facilities. Aurora is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain solutions for estimating the pose of vehicles and other assets, including trailers; rigorously evaluate and test those solutions for safety and efficiency; and collaborate with engineers and stakeholders on partner teams to solve important product problems. The role is expected to work from an Aurora office at least three days per week. Aurora describes its mission as delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly, and emphasizes safety, integrity, inclusion, and collaboration.

Requirements

At least 5 years of industry experience building software in a production environment.
Proficiency in C++ and Python using modern best practices.
A graduate-level degree in computer science, robotics, or electrical engineering.
Deep knowledge of state estimation theory and practice, including one or more of sensor fusion, Kalman filtering, nonlinear estimation, or SLAM.
Experience in estimation and modeling with sensor data, such as lidar, IMU, radar, and camera data.
Deep understanding of relevant mathematics, including spatial transforms, linear algebra, and probabilistic estimation.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in robotics or autonomous vehicle applications.
Prior experience with machine-learning solutions and/or GPU development.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain solutions for estimating the pose of vehicles and other assets, such as trailers.
Rigorously evaluate and test solutions to verify the safety and efficiency of the localization system.
Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders on partner teams to solve problems of high importance to Aurora products.