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Senior/Staff Software Engineer, Behavior Fault Architecture and Detection Validation

Senior/Staff engineer focusing on fault architecture, detection, and validation in autonomous driving software stack. Identifies faults, defines handling requirements, designs fail-operational systems, and develops testing tools. Requires 3+ years in robotics software and C++/C expertise.

176k – 320kMountain View, CASecurity EngineeringOnsite
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About the role

Responsibilities

  • Dive into system-level implications of autonomy architecture to understand failure modes for Behavior and Routing.
  • Define requirements for fault handling throughout the autonomy software architecture.
  • Drive fault-centric validation from prototype to production.
  • Support development of tools and data engineering frameworks to inject faults and assess safety via simulation and testing.
  • Work with developers to extract metrics for autonomous driving in degraded states.
  • Contribute to tooling for automated evaluation of test logs.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of technical work experience in robotics software or relevant area.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Math, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Physics, or related field.
  • Strong programming and algorithmic skills in C++/C.
  • Experience in multiple of: robotics behavior/motion planning/routing; Linux/Unix systems engineering (fault-tolerant systems); FDIR for autonomous vehicles; data-driven requirements; fault test coverage; emergent behavior analysis; functional decomposition/STPA; adaptive stress testing.

Compensation

Base pay range: $176,400 - $319,720, plus annual bonus, equity, and benefits.

Skills

C++CLinuxUnixFault-Tolerant SystemsFdirStpaMotion PlanningRobotics SoftwareData Engineering

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