[Hiring] Senior Systems Engineer @Motional

Role Description

Motional is a leading autonomous driving company on a mission to make driverless vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. The Systems Readiness and Performance team is the crucial bridge between software development and real-world deployment. We are responsible for driving system design, verifying and validating the stack, and defining, measuring, and validating system performance targets.

We are seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer to play a critical role in designing, evaluating, and improving the complex interactions between autonomy, remote operations, and customer-facing software components. This engineer will be responsible for both setting and measuring the performance targets necessary to launch a successful Robotaxi service.

What You'll Be Doing

• Developing Complex Systems and System-of-Systems Architectures:
  • Define architecture, requirements, and interfaces for Remote Operation, Fleet Orchestration, and Mapping systems.
• Design the Interface between Humans and Physical AI:
  • Design systems and processes for the continuous improvement of the interface between the Autonomy Stack, Operators, and Customers.
• Evaluate Performance and Target Metrics:
  • Utilize data pipelines, simulation suites, and V&V campaigns to evaluate the performance of the system, and its ability to meet key metrics.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally:
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for systems, software, AI, Remote Operations, simulation, and validation teams to understand needs and improve systems like Perception, Prediction, and Planning.
• Document and Share Knowledge:
  • Create clear documentation for operations and customer experience workflows, and effectively model, document, and communicate complex interactions between systems.
• Advance Technical Expertise:
  • Proactively evaluate and integrate new technologies and methodologies relevant to autonomous vehicles and systems engineering.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Systems engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a related field; a Master's degree is a plus.
• Strong proficiency in Python and a strong understanding of modern software development principles and production best practices.
• Experience with complex systems interfaces, ICDs, and interface design.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly in the context of complex system performance evaluation and data analysis.
• Proficiency with Git and standard version control workflows.
• Experience with high availability infrastructure, customer experience/HMI, or mapping/routing for AV fleets.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts and results to diverse audiences (engineers, product managers, leadership).
• Proven ability to work both independently and effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to data quality, accuracy, and rigorous testing.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with autonomous vehicle sensor data (e.g., LiDAR, camera, radar).
• Experience working with autonomous vehicle planning and localization.
• Familiarity with simulation environments and data generated from AV simulations.
• Experience with creating V&V strategies and test campaigns.
• Experience creating and working with simulation and regression suites for AVs or Robotics.
• Experience with data pipeline and visualization tools (e.g., databricks, Looker) for presenting performance metrics.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learning techniques relevant to performance evaluation.
• Experience with Human-Machine Interfaces, and User Experience studies.
• Familiarity with safety standards such as UL 4600, ISO 26262, ISO 21448, ISO/PAS 8800.

Success Metrics

• Contribution to the overall advancement and safety of our autonomous vehicle technology.
• Successful design and implementation of key autonomous vehicle performance metrics, across complex system interfaces.
• Improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of AV performance evaluation processes.
• Timely and accurate delivery of data and insights to AV development teams.

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to sit, talk, or hear.
• Occasionally required to stand and at times for long periods; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.

Travel Requirements

• Expected to travel for 1-2 weeks each quarter visiting all of our testing sites - mostly to LV, but also domestically as needed for the business.

Working Environment

• Regularly exposed to mechanical and computer parts.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles.
• Noise level in the environment is low to moderate.

Salary Range

$172,000 — $229,000 USD

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision.
• 401k with a company match.
• Health saving accounts.
• Life insurance.
• Pet insurance.
• And more.