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Waymo · 1 day ago

Senior Research Scientist, Sensor Simulation

positionMountain View, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$204K/yr - $259K/yr
date3+ years exp

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. The role involves solving fundamental and applied research problems related to large-scale 3D dynamic scene reconstruction and advancing ML-based reconstruction methods for autonomous vehicle simulations.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSensorTransportation
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Responsibilities

Solve fundamental and applied research problems related to large-scale 3D dynamic scene reconstruction from real-world scenarios, scene synthesis using generative models, and combining reconstructive and generative methods to power AV simulations
Advance, adapt and scale state-of-the-art ML-based reconstruction methods, such as 3D Gaussian Splatting, to the problem of AV simulation
Prototype and iterate on various research ideas using Waymo's internal driving data
Scale and productionize simulation solutions in collaboration with engineering teams across Waymo
Present research findings to a wide audience within Waymo and Alphabet, with the possibility of publishing results to the research community

Qualification

3D Gaussian SplattingMachine LearningPythonGenerative modelsML FrameworksComputer ScienceDeep Learning3D visionComputer graphicsPublicationsAutonomous vehicles

Required

Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, or in a similar discipline
3+ years of experience in a related field
In-depth expertise with 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) and/or other learning-based 3D reconstruction methods
Some experience with generative image/video/world models
Strong ML software engineering skills in Python with an ability to rapidly prototype solutions
Familiarity with major ML Frameworks (JAX, Tensorflow, Pytorch)

Preferred

Publications at top-tier conferences like CVPR/ICCV/ECCV/ICLR/ICML/NeurIPS/IROS/CoRL etc
Hands-on experience productionizing and scaling ML solutions beyond the research stage
Fundamentals in 3D vision and/or computer graphics
Domain experience in the autonomous vehicle or simulation space

Benefits

Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program
Equity incentive plan
Generous Company benefits program

Company

Waymo

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Waymo is a mobility technology company that improves transportation by developing self-driving solutions for travelers and daily commuters. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
dateFounded in 2009
location
Mountain View, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
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https://waymo.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$11.1B
Key Investors
Alphabet
2024-07-23Series C· $5.6B
2021-06-16Series B· $2.5B
2020-05-12Series A· $750M

Leadership Team

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Tekedra Mawakana
Co-Chief Executive Officer
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Elisa de Martel
Chief Financial Officer
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