Staff, Machine Learning Engineer - BEV/Multi-Modal Perception

Torc Robotics • Ann Arbor, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer specializing in BEV (Bird's-Eye View) and Multi-Modal Perception, you will lead the development of next-generation models that unify information across cameras, LiDAR and radar to deliver a rich spatial understanding of the driving environment. You will drive architectural innovation, large-scale model training, and data-driven improvements that directly advance the perception capabilities at the heart of Torc's autonomous driving stack. This is a technical leadership role focused on model innovation and maturity, not downstream feature integration.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in deep learning for perception, 3D vision, and/or autonomous systems.
• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Proven expertise in BEV modeling, 3D scene understanding, and multi-view fusion.
• Strong background in multi-modal sensor fusion, particularly integrating camera and LiDAR data.
• Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience with large-scale data pipelines, distributed training, and experiment management systems.
• Demonstrated leadership in driving ML model innovation and mentoring technical teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with autonomous driving or robotics perception in production environments.
• Experience with MLOps and infrastructure tools (Ray).
• Hands-on expertise in BEV-based ML architectures, LiDAR-vision fusion, or spatial-temporal modeling.
• Familiarity with 3D labeling, calibration, and sensor simulation pipelines.
• Track record of publications or open-source contributions in top-tier venues (CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICRA, CoRL).
• Understanding of performance tradeoffs and deployment constraints (latency, memory, accuracy).

Responsibilities

• Lead BEV model development: define and execute the technical roadmap for BEV-based perception models across multiple tasks (e.g., detection, segmentation, road topology, and scene understanding).
• Design advanced multi-modal architectures that fuse heterogeneous sensor data (camera, LiDAR, radar, HD maps) into unified spatial representations.
• Develop foundational perception models leveraging BEV transformers, voxel-based encoders, or implicit scene representations.
• Own large-scale training workflows — from data sampling strategies and augmentation pipelines to distributed training and hyperparameter optimization.
• Advance model robustness and generalization, addressing long-tail conditions such as low visibility, occlusions, and rare scene configurations.
• Establish evaluation frameworks for geometric accuracy, temporal stability, and cross-domain transfer performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sensor calibration, mapping, and fusion teams to ensure cohesive perception model interfaces.
• Mentor and guide ML engineers, cultivating best practices in experimentation, code quality, and model validation.
• Stay at the forefront of ML research, exploring self-supervised learning, large-scale pretraining, or foundation models for 3D perception.

Benefits

• A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
• 401K plan with a 6% employer match
• Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
• Company-wide holiday office closures
• AD+D and Life Insurance
• Sign-on payments
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior