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Data Scientist, Autonomy Behavior Monitoring

176k – 240kFoster City, CABoston, MAHybrid2+ YOE
Summary

Data Scientist focused on designing and implementing quantitative metrics to evaluate autonomous vehicle behavior using large-scale logs and simulation data.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and implement quantitative behavior metrics that assess AV performance across diverse driving scenarios and geofences
  • Build and maintain data pipelines and dashboards to track simulation and fleet metrics across geographies and software versions
  • Identify performance gaps and regressions by analyzing large-scale vehicle logs and simulation data
  • Drive the definition of metric thresholds and acceptance criteria to support geofence expansion decisions
  • Communicate findings and metric frameworks clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

Requirements

  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent experience)
  • 2+ years of experience in data science, with a focus on metric design and development or performance evaluation
  • Strong proficiency in Python in production environments with standard repo practices
  • Experience working with time-series or sensor data
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and distill complex technical requirements from diverse stakeholders

Nice-to-Haves

  • Familiarity with robotics or AV data
  • Proficiency in C++
  • Experience with simulation-based validation and metrics
Skills
PythonData PipelinesDashboardsTime-Series DataSensor DataMetric DesignPerformance EvaluationSimulation DataCross-Functional Collaboration
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