[Remote] Engineer/Senior Engineer - Perception Capabilities

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. They are seeking an engineer to contribute to the design, development, and improvement of perception components for self-driving vehicles, focusing on performance analysis and creative problem-solving in a production-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development, and improvement of perception components that support downstream modules within the autonomy system
• Help analyze perception system performance to identify areas for improvement and participate in efforts to address them
• Work with teammates to explore creative approaches to “long-tail” challenges—for example, experimenting with synthetic data, data mining techniques, or new model architectures
• Depending on your background and interests, you may also help optimize and deploy models to the vehicle, ensuring they operate within the constraints of our onboard hardware and meet our functional requirements and interface specifications
• Interface with systems and safety engineers, test engineers, and data analysts to ensure appropriate requirements, test coverage, and performance metrics

Skills

• Master's or Ph.D. in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field; or equivalent industry experience
• Solid understanding of fundamental deep learning concepts and computer vision techniques
• Experience building, training, or evaluating neural networks
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with libraries like PyTorch or similar
• Exposure to software engineering fundamentals—version control, code reviews, testing, and collaborative development
• Clear communication skills and willingness to ask questions, share ideas, and work with others
• Previous experience with sensor fusion and/or previous exposure to the AV industry
• Experience shipping a 'real' product and balancing ongoing support with next-generation innovation
• Exposure to safety-critical products or components
• Publications in relevant conferences (CVPR, ICML, NeurIPS, etc.)
• Strong programming skills in C++ and/or CUDA programming
• Experience with TensorRT and model quantization

Benefits

• Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motionals benefits program.
• Motionals benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

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