Mapping and Localization Engineer

Stride Search
  • San Francisco, California
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

    We're the driverless car
    company. We believe in building great products to improve people’s lives by
    making transportation safer, more accessible, and more convenient. Our team is
    small, but we move quickly. In less than a year, we built prototype vehicles
    that have logged over 10,000 autonomous miles on California highways. We're
    looking for smart, ambitious people to help develop our next generation
    products, ensure they’re reliable and safe, and deploy them at scale. We're
    looking for a mapping and localization expert to develop, evaluate, and improve
    key parts of our localization stack and mapping infrastructure.


    RESPONSIBILITIES


      • Design, build, and evaluate
        new multi-camera online localization techniques

      • Develop new techniques for
        improving 2d and 3d map quality and handling updates

      • Design and build GIS tools
        and automated map visualization, inspection, and semantic tagging
        systems




    REQUIREMENTS


      • MS or PhD in CS, math,
        physics, or similar field

      • Experience working with GIS
        software, point clouds, 2d/3d SLAM and/or machine vision algorithms

      • Excellent knowledge of
        linear algebra, and image processing
        techniques




    BONUS POINTS


      • Experience with sparse
        matrix solvers, ICP, and optimization

      • Experience with the CUDA
        platform

      • Used OpenCV, ROS, and/or LCM

      • Background in feedback
        control systems or trajectory planning




    PERKS


      • Solve difficult problems
        that have immediate and valuable real-world applications

      • Competitive salary and
        benefits (401k, health / dental / vision insurance)

      • Competitive equity

      • State of the art equipment
        for your work station

      • Catered lunch, snacks, etc.

      • Free rides in self-driving
        cars



    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco, California

    Skills

    • Algorithmsunmatched
    • CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture)unmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Control Systemsunmatched
    • Develop Methodologiesunmatched
    • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)unmatched
    • Image Processingunmatched
    • Linear Algebraunmatched
    • Localizationunmatched
    • Mathematicsunmatched
    • Physicsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Product Developmentunmatched
    • Prototypingunmatched

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