Senior Autonomy Engineer, Perception

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to advance learned scene estimation solutions in the Kodiak Driver
• Use principled approaches for fusing information from multiple modalities including camera, radar, lidar, thermal, and IMU
• Improve multi-target tracking performance including track initiation, measurement to track association, and track state maintenance
• Develop novel algorithms to incorporate noisy measurements to construct a foundational understanding of the world
• Develop tooling, metrics, and visualization to advance sensor fusion performance

Requirements

• BS or MS with at least 5 years industry experience, or PhD with at least 3 years of academic or industry experience
• Expertise in building state estimation and sensor fusion systems
• Domain expertise in sensor fusion, state estimation, Kalman filtering, particle filtering, multi-object tracking, deep learning, or behavior prediction
• Proficiency in C++
• Strong software engineering skills for building high-reliability deployed applications
• Solid understanding of metrics, data analysis, and scientific evaluation
• Excellent written communication skills for design documentation

Benefits

• Competitive compensation including equity and annual bonuses
• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Flexible PTO and 10 paid holidays
• Generous parental leave policies
• Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, and free EV charging
• 401(k) and various insurance options

About the Company

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is a leader in autonomous ground transportation, developing an AI-powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector.