Stack AV · 11 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Trajectory Generation & Controls
Stack is developing revolutionary AI and advanced autonomous systems designed to enhance safety, reliability, and efficiency of modern operations. The role involves owning the trajectory generation, optimization, and controls components for autonomous trucks, working through all phases of the software development cycle and collaborating with various teams to ensure a safe and effective product.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesTransportation
Responsibilities
Own the delivery of TG&C features from design to integration, providing a well controlled, safe and comfortable vehicle experience
Provide input to team roadmaps and ensure timely delivery of features
Work closely with systems engineers to ensure a safe, well tested product is delivered
Write state of the art software, using modern C++ and Python. Make extensive use of unit testing, simulation, and log simulation
Work closely with other Autonomy teams (Constraint Generation, Trajectory Selection, World Fusion, Prediction, ...) to design and deploy robust solutions, encompassing all aspects of autonomous driving
Be involved in design and iteration exercises, and help to align stakeholders by using strong presentation and communication skills
Qualification
Required
BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or closely related field
5+ years of software engineering experience
Experience building motion planning and/or control systems for real world applications
Knowledge and experience with vehicle dynamics, system identification and real-time control algorithms
Experience with optimal control or dynamic optimization, especially in the context of model predictive control or real-time trajectory generation
Fluent in modern C++
Experience with Python
Preferred
MS or PhD is a plus
Experience with large ground vehicles is a plus
Experience with tooling and metrics is a plus
Company
Stack AV
Stack AV operates in the transportation industry that develops advanced autonomous systems.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1BKey Investors
SoftBank
2023-09-07Series Unknown· $1B
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