Sensor Validation Engineer
Leads validation and characterization of autonomous-vehicle sensors and improves synthetic sensor simulations through machine-learning and physical models. Requires a bachelor’s degree in an engineering-related field, three years of experience, Python, Linux, sensor validation, and sensor-driver expertise.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead sensor validation and characterization for Sensor Simulation and Self-Driving System (SDS) products across automotive, trucking, and construction and mining industries.
- Execute validation and characterization protocols for LiDAR, radar, camera, and ultrasonic sensors across diverse operating environments.
- Improve synthetic simulation fidelity and accuracy by developing and refining machine learning and physical models of sensing systems, materials, and world environments.
- Conduct physical sensor performance validation for SDS stacks, comparing physical hardware data against simulated models.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to connect physical sensor data with synthetic model development and support high-accuracy perception for autonomous vehicles.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, robotics engineering, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of experience in the offered role or a related occupation.
- Experience using Python for data analysis, sensor-validation test-suite automation, and processing large-scale autonomous-vehicle sensor datasets.
- Experience with sensor validation and characterization, including analysis of camera, LiDAR, or radar performance metrics under diverse environmental conditions.
- Experience in a Linux/Unix environment, including command-line navigation, Bash shell scripting, and managing software dependencies for autonomous-system stacks.
- Experience with sensor driver development, including using UDP architectures to parse and extract raw sensor data for performance analysis.
Skills
Python, Machine Learning, Lidar, Radar, Cameras, Ultrasonic Sensors, Linux, Unix, Bash, Udp, Sensor Drivers, Data Analysis
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