Sr. Software Systems Engineer, Autonomy
$162,800–$203,500 year
On-sitePalo Alto, California, United States
Job Summary
Design and deploy KPIs and metrics to evaluate the quality and performance of Active Safety features built on Rivian's Autonomy Stack. Develop scalable frameworks for measuring feature performance based on operational design domain, functional, performance, and safety requirements. Optimize existing methodologies to integrate seamlessly with production workflows. Create signatures that identify and trigger events of interest leveraging the autonomy logging pipeline. Collaborate with Autonomy development teams for end-to-end metric design and work with Simulation Infrastructure and Data Analytics teams to visualize insights. This role supports the daily experience and safety of customers by continuously measuring feature quality aligned with Rivian's mission.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Robotics or a related field
- 4+ years (Bachelor's)/2+ years (Master's) professional experience in systems engineering or software development, building Autonomous Vehicle(AV) systems or similarly complex Robotics systems
- Excellent data analysis and programming skills (Python, SQL)
- Demonstrated ability working with large-scale datasets and AV simulation frameworks
- Understanding and knowledge of industry standard Active Safety and Automated Driving features such as Emergency Braking, Lane Centering, Hands-free Driving etc
- Solid understanding and knowledge of Autonomy domains such as Perception, Pose, Path Planning and Controls
- Strong problem-solving skills in a highly cross-functional and fast paced environment
Desired Qualifications
- Ability to understand and navigate software code (C/C++)
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