Staff Software Engineer, Calibration

Aurora Innovation


Job Location:

Mountain View, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 189000 - 303000
Posted on: 20 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Auroras mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely quickly and broadly.


The Aurora Driverwill create a new era in mobility and logistics one that will bring a safer more efficient and more accessible future to everyone.

At Aurora you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate intelligent individuals growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora visit follow us onLinkedIn.


Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer get crucial goods where they need to go and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all.

Were searching for a Staff Software Engineer for the calibration team. The calibration team is responsible for ensuring all sensors on all vehicles remain well aligned to support higher-level autonomy functions. Our software ranges from low-level intrinsics models for our in-house FMCW lidar to high-level continuous/online calibration.

In this role you will

  • Provide technical leadership for the development and ownership of online calibration and state estimation systems to ensure high-level autonomy.
  • Design and implement efficient algorithms to process sensor data in real-time.
  • Architect high-performance software to support continuous real-time calibration as trucks operate in the field.
  • Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams such as software hardware manufacturing and operations.

Required Qualifications

  • 8 years of professional experience building software for safety critical applications.
  • Advanced proficiency in C with a focus on high-performance engineering.
  • Broad expertise in sensor calibration for various modalities including cameras lidars radars and IMUs.
  • Deep technical knowledge of state estimation and both offline and online calibration techniques.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Prior experience within robotics or autonomous vehicle domains.
  • Experience with Eigen or other linear algebra libraries.
  • Experience with Ceres or G2O or other optimization libraries.

The base salary range for this position is $189000 - $303000 per Year. Auroras pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range the successful candidates starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills experience qualifications relevant education or training and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus equity compensation and benefits.

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