Applied Intuition is seeking a Software Engineer to design and implement low-speed motion planning and control systems for autonomous vehicles. The role involves building capabilities for autonomous vehicle stacks, focusing on infrastructure and vehicle-side enablement, with close interaction with customers and a dynamic team culture.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement motion planning and controls modules that can be deployed on various vehicle platforms, enabling them for highly accurate autonomous navigation in tight scenarios.
- Characterize the dynamics of our customers’ vehicles to create tailored controls solutions and to reduce the gap between simulation and real-world dynamics.
- Evaluate and utilize academic research to create optimal-control-based solutions using techniques like nonlinear MPC and MPPI control.
What We're Looking For
- Passion about tackling challenging motion planning or motion control problems.
- 3+ years of experience building production software using modern software practices.
- Hands-on experience testing controls solutions on real, production-grade vehicles.
- Fluency in control theory, numerical optimization, numerical analysis, and physics.
- Enthusiasm for coming up with practical solutions to cutting-edge challenges in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience writing high-performance C++ code.
Nice to Have
- MSc or PhD in mechanical engineering or computer science with coursework or research experience in motion planning or controls.
- Experience writing software that is compliant with guidelines for safety-critical C++ code, such as MISRA and AUTOSAR.
- Experience using quadratic programming solvers or nonlinear optimization tools.
- Experience applying machine learning techniques to vehicle dynamics modeling.
- Experience working both with large industrial /commercial vehicles, as well as passenger cars.
Technical Stack
- C++
- nonlinear MPC
- MPPI control
- quadratic programming solvers
- nonlinear optimization tools
- machine learning
- vehicle dynamics modeling
Team & Environment
- Encourages engineers to take ownership over technical and product decisions.
- Close interaction with users and customers to collect feedback.
- Thoughtful, dynamic team culture.
- Focus on excellence in products and business.
- Hands-on environment with multiplying impact on making autonomous systems a reality.
- Values flexibility and responsible schedule management.
Benefits & Compensation
- Opportunity to contribute to and learn from best practices in the nascent autonomy industry.
- Fast-paced environment with focus on excellence in products and business.
- Dynamic and customer-focused team culture.
- Flexibility to manage schedules responsibly, including occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home, or leaving earlier to accommodate family commitments.
Work Mode
Employees primarily work from the Applied Intuition office 5 days a week, but occasional remote work is permitted. Flexibility includes starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. Offices located in Sunnyvale, California; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; Tokyo.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. The company complies with 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), which prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. The company takes affirmative action to employ and advance individuals without regard to these characteristics. The company also abides by Executive Order 13496 regarding employee rights under federal labor laws.
