Principal Engineer (Perception/Prediction)

Motional has an exciting opportunity to work within a world-class team of engineers including inventors of nuScenes (https://www.nuscenes.org), PointPillars (https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.05784), and PointPainting (http://arxiv.org/abs/1911.10150). The Perception and Prediction Team is looking for strong leaders to shape the future of our team and technology.  Join us on our mission to launch a level 5 autonomous taxi service.

This opportunity can support remote work within the United States, with occasional travel. 

What You’ll Be Doing:

You will drive R&D initiatives to make our autonomous vehicles operate at superhuman capabilities for comfortable, safe driving. On a daily basis, you will:

• Define and influence the direction of the team, organization, and/or department
• Advise leaders on technology problems and solutions
• Connect and drive business impact through technology solutions 
• Formulate problems, architect solutions, and design processes
• Prototype, evaluate, implement, and iterate on solutions
• Pioneer research into state of the art solutions and systems for autonomous vehicles
• Productionize and deploy solutions onto autonomous vehicle fleets
• Mentor and grow junior and experienced engineers and researchers
• Help create and reinforce a culture of inclusion, innovation, and excellence

What We’re Looking For:

• Masters or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or a related field; or equivalent industry experience
• In-depth understanding of common Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithms
• Experience designing, training, and analyzing neural networks for at least one of the following applications: object detection, semantic/instance segmentation, visual classification, motion/gesture recognition, sensor fusion, multitask learning, motion prediction, and/or multi-object tracking
• Effectiveness at leading and executing large, complex technical initiatives 
• Strong track record of tackling ambiguous problems, creating clarity from it, and driving it to successful outcomes
• Advanced knowledge of software engineering principles including software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, testing methods 
• Fluency in Python, including standard scientific computing libraries and Python bindings development experience
• Experience with PyTorch or other deep learning frameworks
• Experience working with large data sets and deriving insights from data
• Experience mentoring and leading others

Bonus Points: 

• Proven track record of publications in relevant conferences (CVPR, ICML, NeurIPS, ICCV, ICL, etc.)
• PhD in machine learning, computer vision, or robotics vision
• Experience working on autonomous vehicles, or related fields
• Experience in deploying models into real-world environments
• Strong programming skills in C++ and/or CUDA programming

(Colorado only*) Minimum salary of $198,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

*Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085(8-5-20)