Applied Intuition is looking for a ML Perception - Lead to serve as a technical leader guiding the development of ML-first perception capabilities for autonomous vehicle and mobile robot applications. You will drive model development across all sensor modalities with a focus on long-range object detection and tracking, integrating perception into a complete autonomy stack for commercial trucking.
What You'll Do
- Lead the design and development of advanced deep learning models for perception, with a goal of integrating perception into a fully end-to-end autonomy stack.
- Collaborate closely with Planning, Prediction, and Simulation teams to define closed-loop evaluation metrics, use real and synthetic data for model training, fine tuning and performance evaluation.
- Mentor a team of machine learning engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, safety, and deployment-readiness in the development of E2E-centric perception systems.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of industry experience in autonomous driving, with a strong focus on perception systems.
- Experience managing and mentoring teams of machine learning engineers or researchers.
- Proven track record of architecting scalable, modular ML pipelines and delivering production-grade perception systems in complex, dynamic environments.
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++, with hands-on experience using modern deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with both real and synthetic data pipelines for model training, validation, and closed-loop evaluation.
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams across planning, prediction, and simulation domains.
Technical Stack
- Python, C++
- PyTorch, TensorFlow
Benefits & Compensation
- Annual salary range: $199,295 USD to $264,500 USD.
Work Mode
This role is onsite at our Mountain View, California, United States location.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor that prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibits discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
