May Mobility · 3 months ago
Autonomy Engineer - Perception Optimization
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$175K/yr - $215K/yr
3+ years expMay Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. They are seeking an experienced Autonomy Engineer - Perception Optimization to enhance perception capabilities and optimize frameworks for autonomous vehicle perception. The role involves collaboration across teams to integrate algorithms, develop training infrastructure, and conduct rigorous testing to ensure reliability and performance.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesPublic TransportationSoftwareTravel
Responsibilities
Work closely with across functional teams to co-define software and system requirements, analyze trade-offs, and shape the future generation of compute platforms
Collaboratively integrate perception algorithms and machine learning models with vehicle hardware and software, ensuring seamless operation within autonomous driving systems
Collaborate with ML infrastructure teams to develop and optimize distributed training infrastructure, automate deployment pipelines, and enhance system reliability and performance
Conduct rigorous testing and validation of perception algorithms in both simulated and real-world environments to ensure robustness, reliability, and safety
Develop and optimize perception stack software using CUDA and GPU programming to accelerate computationally intensive tasks and maximize efficiency
Lead the efforts of ptimize machine learning models for runtime efficiency, scalability, and performance across GPU, TPU, and CPU architectures, ensuring adaptability to various vehicle platforms
Stay at the forefront of machine learning, GPU programming, and autonomous driving technologies, integrating the latest advancements into the development process
Actively participate in feature design, code reviews, debugging, and issue resolution, driving improvements in perception software performance
Qualification
Required
Master's or PhD degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field with strong mathematical and engineering foundations
A minimum of 3+ years in Senior engineer roles of GPU programming/optimization using CUDA or similar techniques for perception algorithms and models
Proficiency in C/C++/Python and experience in software development in Linux environments
Strong experience with GPU programming, CUDA, and real-time data processing
Experience optimizing ML models for runtime efficiency
Experience with 3D computer vision and point cloud processing
Preferred
Expertise in ML/DL model optimization for real-time applications with limited compute resources
Strong contributions to deployed robotic systems, demonstrating field-proven capabilities in perception evaluation and testing
Experience with robotics middleware such as ROS (Robot Operating System)
Knowledge of vehicle dynamics and control systems
Experience deploying ML models efficiently on embedded hardware
Familiarity with hardware acceleration techniques beyond GPUs, such as TPUs and FPGAs
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans. Domestic partners who have been residing together at least one year are also eligible to participate.
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available.
Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
Generous paid parental leave as well as a phased return to work.
Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays.
Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing
Company
May Mobility
May Mobility is a manufacturing firm that designs and develops autonomous technology vehicles for self-driving transportation solutions.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$309.58MKey Investors
GrabITOCHU CorporationNTT Group
2025-10-23Corporate Round
2025-05-29Corporate Round· $6.96M
2023-11-07Series D· $105M
Leadership Team
Edwin Olson
CEO
Daisy Wall
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