Avride

Avride

Sensor Integration Software Engineer – Autonomous Vehicles

Austin, Texas

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
PythonC++AlgorithmsLinuxData AnalysisEmbedded SystemsRoboticsElectrical EngineeringSensorsCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer responsible for integrating the diverse array of sensors into our software pipelines.
  • Act as the expert in the sensor domain by understanding the technical characteristics, features and available parameters of the sensors, as well as their underlying principles of operation and application nuances.
  • Join our team and directly contribute to groundbreaking autonomous driving technology, revolutionizing transportation.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, optimize and maintain low-latency, robust device drivers and software pipelines for Camera, LiDAR, Radar, IMU, GNSS, Microphones, and other autonomous vehicle sensors and actuators.
  • Develop and optimize algorithms for timestamping, filtering and preprocessing sensor data to remove noise, false detections and artifacts before providing synchronized data to the perception and localization subsystems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Math, Physics or related STEM fields or equivalent years of experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in production software development.
  • Strong proficiency in C++ and Python programming.
  • Familiarity with ROS or similar frameworks and related communication protocols.
  • Experience with Linux networking and debugging network-related issues.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Nice to have

  • 5+ years of experience in self-driving cars, autonomous vehicles or robotic systems.
  • Experience with developing drivers and/or processing software for radars and camera data or expertise in sensor development.
  • Experience with real-time embedded systems, including working in an asynchronous environment with multiple real-time, low-latency, safety-critical systems processes, threads, timers, interrupts.
  • Experience in working with the custom Linux based systems for the embedded devices, and understanding of the kernelspace parts of the senors data pipelines.
  • Experience with common automotive hardware interfaces like CAN, SPI, I2C, PCIe, Ethernet.
  • Avride is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities to ensure they have equal access to employment opportunities.

Skills

  • Work with state-of-the-art sensors and technologies, pushing the boundaries of perception.
  • Learn from top engineers, tackle complex challenges, and expand your expertise in real-time systems, embedded software, and sensor fusion.

Benefits

  • Develop and maintain data analysis pipelines to monitor sensor health, provide early detection of out-of-spec behavior and identify performance bottlenecks.

Company info

  • The Sensors and System Software team is crucial to autonomous driving, developing the core software that allows our vehicles to perceive and understand the world around them.
  • Thrive in a dynamic team of experts, fostering innovation and intellectual stimulation.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Candidates are required to be authorized to work in the U.S. The employer is not offering relocation sponsorship, and remote work options are not available.

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