Machine Learning Engineer, Mobility

Toyota Connected’s Mobility team is responsible for building and managing our connected vehicle platforms, supporting product research using vehicle sensor data and creating new and exciting data services for Toyota customers that makes driving safer, more convenient, and fun. We’re looking for a Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer capable of using machine learning and statistical techniques to create state-of-the-art solutions for non-trivial, and arguably, unsolved problems. If you are results driven, interested in how to apply advanced machine learning techniques, would love to work with vehicle telemetry data and video, are deeply technical, highly innovative, and long for the opportunity to build solutions for challenging problems that directly impact the company's bottom-line and the mobility experience for millions of consumers, we want to talk to you.

The Mid-Level Machine Learning Engineer will prototype, design, and implement predictive models and algorithms. They will be included in the full model life cycle including data cleansing, feature creation engineering, model selection, model tuning, deployment, and monitoring. They will write maintainable and extensible tested code that adheres to standards, produce specifications, determine operation feasibility, and troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade new and existing systems. 

Responsibilities: 

• Use statistical and machine learning techniques to create scalable solutions for vehicle telemetry data and video analysis, and perform R&D to drive discovery of new generation mobility products
• Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analysis, model development, model validation and model implementation
• Deliver production-ready code
• Work with Product Owners to define the KPIs for machine learning projects
• Stay abreast of developments in research methodology and changing technologies in the marketplace and proactively identify applications of these latest developments to improve existing methods
• Prepare and present findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Work within the constraints of time, budget, and resource capacities to align with Toyota’s global vision
• Develop and foster collaborative relationships with product, business, and engineering teams to effectively serve our customer needs

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of production experience working in Machine Learning, Data Science, and/or Software Engineering
• Ability to write clean, concise, tested, maintainable code in python
• Solid production experience using Python (including NumPy, SKLearn) and SQ
• Strong fundamentals in problem solving, algorithm design and complexity analysis
• Experience implementing Machine Learning pipelines in production environments
• Experience working in a team oriented, Agile software engineering environment
• Experience implementing solutions in a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
• We think the knowledge acquired earning a Bachelors’ Degree would be of great value in this position, but if you're smart and have the experience that backs up your abilities, for us, talent trumps degree every time.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with data science or machine learning in automotive telematics data and video is a plus
• Production experience in using Tensorflow and/or PyTorch is a plus
• Experience in edge computing is a plus
• Experience with deployment including knowledge of CI/CD, containerization, and related concepts is a plus

What’s in it for you?

In addition to an excellent compensation and benefits package, you’ll also receive:

• A Career Path that allows you to take your career to the next level.
• Annual $2,500 Training Budget to help you grow and develop your professional skills.
• Unlimited time off and flexibility for a great work-life balance. At TC you'll be treated like the professional we know you are and left to manage your own time and work-load.
• Hybrid work schedule to allow for a blend of in office and remote work coming in June 2022!
• Home office stipend of $1,000 to help furnish an ergonomic remote office.
• Four months of paid parental leave. We want new moms and dads to have an opportunity to bond with their new little bundles of joy.
• Adoption Assistance of $5,000 for regular adoptions or $6,000 for special needs. We know adoption costs can add up, and we want to help.
• 401(k) with generous company match that is fully vested day one.
• Toyota and Lexus vehicle discounts to allow you to drive in style.
• Generous vehicle allowance for new and leased Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Scratch that vehicle payment off your monthly bills!
• Annual Patent-a-thons and Hackathons to embrace your superior creative thinking ability.
• Annual fitness reimbursement to help you balance your overall health without breaking the bank. We also have a Toyota Connected fit club that loves plank competitions!
• Free catered lunches when working onsite. We try to keep it healthy, but Fridays are “cheat” days, so you can get your carbs on!
• Two fully stocked Nespresso bars for your coffee and tea fixes.
• Stocked kitchens with healthy snacks including fresh fruit, almonds, mixed nuts, pretzels, trail mix, and flavored waters. Nobody is hangry here!
• No dress code! Come as you are. We know the smart people we hire don’t need to be told what to wear.
• Free covered garage parking to shield your vehicle from those sneaky storms and to protect your buns from the Texas sun.

Who Are We?

Toyota Connected is a new company created to infuse the power of big data and cloud intelligence into all aspects of the mobility experience so that driving a Toyota or Lexus is more personal, intuitive and safe. We create and enable technologies that delight, simplify and connect the lives of those who use our products. We believe this mobility revolution will empower our customers to use their vehicles in an array of exciting new ways. We support, celebrate and thrive on the opportunity to provide Mobility for All.
Making a connected life a more human experience takes humans from all walks of life. Toyota Connected celebrates and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces you regardless of your race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, skin color, age, disability, military or veteran status, big shot relative, or Instagram fame. Different makes us awesome.