Motional · 2 weeks ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - ML Planner
United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$146K/yr - $225K/yrMotional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. They are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to train, evaluate, and deploy ML-based models for scene understanding and behavior prediction in autonomous vehicles.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesFleet ManagementInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Designing and executing high value experiments based on collaborative input from other machine learning engineers
Prototyping and implementing continuously improving metrics to evaluate the performance of our behavioral models across many desired scenarios and robotaxi capabilities
Timely release of major model updates, including analysis of both off-line and on-road evaluation data
Staying up to date with the latest trends in our fast moving industry, and proposing new architectures and network designs based on published literature
Maintaining a high quality training and evaluation code-base, including portions of our training stack dedicated to dataset generation and evaluation
Qualification
Required
In-depth understanding of common Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithms
Experience designing, training, and analyzing neural networks for at least one of the following applications: motion planning, object detection, sensor fusion, motion prediction, and/or multi-object tracking
Strong track record of tackling less well-defined problems, and executing efficiently to deliver the successful outcome
Advanced knowledge of software engineering principles including software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, and testing methods
Experience with PyTorch or other python-based deep learning frameworks
Experience working with large data sets and deriving insights from data
Experience mentoring and collaborating with others
Masters or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or a related field; or equivalent industry experience
Preferred
Publications in relevant conferences (CVPR, ICML, NeurIPS, ICCV, ICL, etc.)
PhD in machine learning, computer vision, or robotics vision
Experience working on autonomous vehicles or related fields
Experience in deploying models into real-world environments
Strong programming skills in C++ and/or CUDA programming
Benefits
Medical
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401k with a company match
Health saving accounts
Life insurance
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Company
Motional
Motional offers an autonomous driving platform for robotaxi providers, fleet operators, and automotive manufacturers.
Founded in 2020
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2024-05-03Acquired
2024-03-15Seed
Leadership Team
Laura Major
President and CEO
Balajee Kannan
Vice President, Autonomy
Recent News
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