Senior Staff Software Engineer - Perception & Sensing

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sensor Change Playbook workflow, defining the validation process for our next-generation, low-cost vehicle platforms.
• Partner with PCP V&V to define the Autonomy Technical Specification (ATS) by identifying "bounding" (worst-case) scenarios, particularly those related to winter driving (e.g., heavy snow, ice, sensor occlusion).
• Work with PCP model owners to architect low-cost stacks that reduce reliance on expensive sensors and accommodate reduced compute (e.g., migrating from 8 GPUs to 1 Thor).
• Drive the Clearance MoC (Method of Compliance) process for hardware changes, balancing cost, compute constraints, performance and safety.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in the PCP Stack, multi-modality fusion, and optimizing architectures for severely constrained compute budgets. 
• Experience in V&V (Validation & Verification) for safety-critical systems, specifically expanding into complex Operational Design Domains (ODDs) like winter weather.
•  Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders (SDMA, AHE, PCP) to align on cost vs. performance trade-offs.
• The ability or experience of managing or curating datasets for sensor validation or model training

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with Autonomy Technical Specifications (ATS) and defining winter/adverse weather bounding scenarios.
• Experience working with VLM’s.