Senior Autonomy Engineer – Perception

May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May develops and deploys autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by our innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology that literally reimagines the way AVs think. 

Our vehicles do more than just drive themselves – they provide value to communities, bridge public transit gaps and move people where they need to go safely, easily and with a lot more fun. We’re building the world’s best autonomy system to reimagine transit by minimizing congestion, expanding access and encouraging better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant and livable spaces. Since our founding in 2017, we’ve given more than 300,000 autonomy-enabled rides to real people around the globe. And we’re just getting started. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today, solving real-world problems and seeing the impact of their work. Join us.

Job Summary

May Mobility is entering an exciting phase of growth as we expand our first-of-its-kind autonomous shuttle and mobility services across the nation. Launched in 2017 with a strong team of experienced roboticists, perception, behavior, AI, and software engineers with decades of experience fielding robotic systems in the wild, May Mobility is looking to expand its team of perception engineers with a background in robotics or autonomous vehicles.

Essential Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other perception and robotics engineers to design, implement, test, and deploy robust, generalizable perception solutions for autonomous vehicles
• Develop, test, and deploy software in C/C++/CUDA
• Satisfy team code quality activities including design and code reviews
• Independently conduct  extensive testing to validate features and satisfy releases schedule
• Support development relate to data, development, and ML pipeline

Skills and Abilities

Success in this role typically requires the following competencies:

• Familiar with ML development cycle, deployment, and optimization
• Familiar with data: data pipeline, data balancing, data mining, and data driving performance improvement
• Familiar with testing framework and workflow
• Excellent attention to detail and rigorous testing methodology
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and team leading abilities

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates most successful in this role typically hold the following qualifications or comparable knowledge or experience:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, or a field that requires a strong mathematical and/or engineering foundation (e.g. physics, aerospace engineering)
• A minimum of 3+ years of industry experience working on real-world robot perception systems (should have implemented at least two commercial projects working at a systems-level, developing perception software as part of a larger robotics system)
• Strong programming skills in C/C++/Python, software development in Linux environment
• Strong experiences in ML/DL development with PyTorch/TensorFlow
• Experience working on a combination of the following areas:
• Object Detection in Lidar, Vision, and Radar
• Semantic Segmentation in Vision and Lidar
• Real-time Computer Vision
• Multi-target Tracking
• Sensor Fusion
• Localization and Mapping
• Machine Learning applied to Perception and Robotics problems
• Computational Geometry
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and experience with software development in a Linux environment
• Familiarity with standard development tools such as git, valgrind, and gdb

Desirable

• Masters or PhD in Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, or a field that requires a strong mathematical and/or engineering foundation (e.g. physics, aerospace engineering)
• Strong background in one of the robot perception areas discussed above as demonstrated by developing and delivering to fielded robots multiple capabilities that solve critical problems in perception
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and support more junior engineers in learning and contributing to robotics development and testing
• Experience with python, machine learning software frameworks, and GPU programming in CUDA or related higher-level languages

Physical Requirements

• Standard office working conditions which includes but is not limited to:
• Prolonged sitting
• Prolonged standing
• Prolonged computer use

Travel required? –  Moderate: 11%-25%

Salary Range$152,000—$190,000 USD

Benefits and Perks

• Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans. Domestic partners who have been residing together at least one year are also eligible to participate!
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available.
• Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
• Generous paid parental leave with immediate eligibility as well as a phased return to work.
• Flexible vacation policy in addition to 18 paid company holidays.
• Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and/or people of color are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every qualification. At May Mobility, we’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workforce, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be the perfect candidate for this or another role at May.

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May Mobility is an equal opportunity employer.  All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetics or any other legally protected basis.   Below, you have the opportunity to share your preferred gender pronouns, gender, ethnicity, and veteran status with May Mobility to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring and recruitment processes. Completion of these questions is entirely voluntary.  Any information you choose to provide will be kept confidential, and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. If you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know.

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