Kelly Services
Sensor System Validation Engineer
Foster City, CA, United States
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About the role
- Integrate and orchestrate software pipelines to convert sensor data into system-level KPIs.
- Write reusable sensor systems analysis and test automation software (Python and/or C ).
Responsibilities
- Work with systems engineers, software engineers and sensor hardware engineers to create, and iterate V&V methodologies for next generation sensor architecture.
- Design and execute test plans in simulation environments to verify sensing systems requirements and validate system-level performance.
- Translate bounding scenario requirements into actionable data mining plans, and execute the plans to create validation datasets.
Requirements
- A Ph.D. degree in relevant fields OR a master degree in engineering with 3 years work experience in sensor / perception systems development and/or testing.
- Familiarity with at least one of the sensor modalities: camera, lidar and radar.
- Experience with Data Mining (SQL, PySpark, Scala, or similar).
- Experience analyzing data using Python or other high level languages (e.g. Matlab, C ).
- Experience working and communicating in a collaborative environment.
- Familiarity with at least one of the sensor modalities:
Nice to have
- Familiarity with perception, autonomous vehicles or robotics.
- Experience with systems engineering V&V.
- Experience with sensor simulation, synthesis and/or fault injection.
- Experience in test automation, particularly in production environments.
- Experience with workflow orchestration.
- Important information: To be immediately considered, please send an updated version of your resume to Deas172@kellyservi ces.com. *** (Kelly does not expense relocation/interview costs)**
- Important information:
- To be immediately considered, please send an updated version of your resume to Deas172@kellyservi ces.com. *** (Kelly does not expense relocation/interview costs)**
Compensation
- $60k-$65k
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must be physically located in United States and have CURRENT United States employment authorization documents WITHOUT current sponsorship transfer requirements.
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