Volkswagen of America, Inc · 1 day ago
Senior AI Engineer - Must have experience with Autonomous Driving (No OPT/CPT)
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$155K/yr - $200K/yr
7+ years exp
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Hiring Manager
Coleen Kane, CDR
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Responsibilities
Maintains, as well as furthers, and enhances existing machine learning modules for autonomous vehicles, not necessarily the software stack for driving but methods around industrialization of MaaS/TaaS and with that to increase availability of service.
Designs and implements new machine learning based approaches based on existing frameworks
Keeps up to speed with the state of the art of academic research and technology in the industry
Tests developed modules in the prototype vehicle (unit tests, integration tests, in-vehicle/field tests, etc.)
Analyzes and evaluates conducted tests
Presents project/progress reports and presentations to top management, mentors, partners, and project affiliates
Transfers technologies and solutions to ADMT GmbH, CARIAD
Manages and coordinates the tech scouting process
Expands research network between ADMT LLC and local entities
Initiates and implements partnerships with external partners (companies, research institutions, universities) within Silicon Valley and US
Transfers project outcomes to internal Volkswagen Group partners (ADMT GmbH, CARIAD)
Communicates regularly and influences partners in Germany
Secures intellectual property
Qualification
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Required
7+ years post-grad professional work experience
Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent
Strong technical background of different machine learning algorithms
Strong project management and business development skills
Communication & documentation skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Conceptual thinking skills
Integration - joining people, processes or systems
Excellent verbal and writing skills
Detailed knowledge of autonomous driving and software technologies
Strong attention to detail
Must have experience with algorithm development for Autonomous Driving tasks including Perception, Sensor Fusion, Motion Prediction, Path Planning, End-to-End Driving, Simulation, V2X Software and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies & technical skills
Background in Deep Neural Network Learning, Computer Vision and Machine Learning
Strong programming skills with Python and TensorFlow/Pytorch on on-premises compute and public clouds (e.g. AWS), Knowledge of generating features from sensor technology like camera, lidar, radar, GPS/ D-GPS and HD maps
Experience with data gathering, data quality, system architecture, coding best practices
Take initiative to launch projects with the ability to quickly learn and develop own ideas in an interdisciplinary environment
Extracting high level logical structure from low level, multi-dimensional data
Experience with different types of Neural Networks such as Transformers, CNNs, RNNLLMs, LSTMs, GNNs
Experience with different ML paradigms such as supervised/unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, self-supervised learning, and imitation learning paradigms and the latest research trends
Specification/Documentation of interfaces between software modules
Programming languages/tools as Python, C++, Python, LaTex, Bash, Cmake, Git, Linux, familiar with data structures and algorithms, machine learning and math
Knowledge in using open-source libraries: OpenCV, OpenGL, TensorRT, Open3D, CUDA, Open3D, PCL
Project Management & leadership
Experience running one or more projects simultaneously
Project managing tasks - manage timelines, budgets, resource planning, risk etc.
Effective at communicating with teams across cultures and in different times zones
Preferred
PhD strongly preferred
Experience with current state-of-the-art technologies such as Vision-Language Models, Neural Radiance Fields, Embodied AI, Deep Sensor Fusion, Generative AI
Experience with AI/ML compute optimization techniques such as quantization, knowledge distillation, compilation, sparse computing
Experience in programming concepts: Data filters/pipelines, multi-threading, programming for various types of SoC, real-time systems
Experience in a regulated industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices etc.
Experience in one or more of the following technical areas: Compute architectures and technologies, Sensor technologies, Robotics
Broad knowledge of full vehicle interrelationship automotive systems and interfaces between them
High level of engagement and self-initiative
Company
Volkswagen of America, Inc
Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc., an operating unit of Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWoA) is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.
1,001-5,000 employees
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