Plus · 2 weeks ago
Senior/Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Planning
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $220K/yr
4+ years expPlus is a Physical AI company pioneering AI-based virtual driver software for factory-built autonomous trucks. They are seeking a machine learning engineer to train and deploy ML-based planning algorithms using extensive data collected from their autonomous trucking fleet.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesLogisticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Use complex map and perception sensor output to develop novel deep learning models for our planning stack
Design critical safety checks to ensure driving trajectories are feasible and follow rules of road
Ensure all model development keeps a real-time focus and operates efficiently in compute-constrained environments
Track and incorporate the latest multidisciplinary research advancements in a fast-moving field
Ensure that your work is performed in accordance with the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) requirements and contribute to continuous improvement efforts
Ensure that technical work meets customer requirements, regulatory standards, and company quality policies
Qualification
Required
BS, MS, or PhD in Software, Robotics, or related field
4+ years of machine learning engineering experience for robotics applications
Experience developing high-quality software from design and implementation to testing and deployment
Expertise with Python, willingness to do some C++ development as needed
Experience training with modern frameworks (e.g. PyTorch)
A rigorous approach to model development: running well-designed experiments, defining suitable training and validation datasets, and evaluating on the right metrics
Hands-on familiarity with cloud data ingestion pipelines
Strong communication and collaborative skills
Benefits
Catered free lunch
Unlimited snacks and beverages
Highly competitive salary and benefits package, including 401(k) plan
Company
Plus
Plus is an AI company whose mission is to build “driving intelligence” to power an autonomous future
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$520.03MKey Investors
HSGGSR Ventures
2021-03-01Series C· $100.15M
2020-11-23Series B· $286.18M
2018-11-15Series A· $32M
Leadership Team
David Liu
Founder & CEO
Hao Zheng
Co-Founder & CTO
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