Applied
Software Engineer - Controls
Sunnyvale. Posted 3 days ago
The role
This person will design and implement controls modules for autonomous navigation. They will characterize vehicle dynamics, evaluate academic research for control solutions, and perform in-vehicle testing.
What you will do
- Design and implement controls modules that can be deployed onto vehicles for autonomous navigation
- Characterize the dynamics of customers’ vehicles to create tailored controls solutions
- Evaluate and utilize academic research to create optimal-control-based solutions
- Diagnose system software and functional driving issues on target platforms
- Perform in-vehicle testing including running autonomous drive missions and collecting data
- Verify and validate autonomy functions from test-case design through fault injection
- Contribute to functional and safety requirements and support DFMEA-style failure analysis
- Collaborate with customers’ engineers and manage customer relationships
Required qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters in mechanical engineering, computer science or related field with coursework or research experience in controls
- 2+ years of experience building production software using modern software practices
- Hands-on experience testing controls solutions on real, production-grade vehicles
- Fluency in differential equations, numerical optimization, numerical analysis, and physics
Nice to have
- Experience writing safety-critical, high-performance software using modern C++
- Experience in quadratic programming and nonlinear optimization to create robust and performant controllers
- Experience applying machine learning techniques to vehicle dynamics modeling
Benefits
- Base salary
- Equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
- 401k retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off
About the company
Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical intelligence. It services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.