Staff Machine Learning Software Engineer, Motion Planning

Who We Are

Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR) is delivering the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly to make transportation safer, increasingly accessible, and more reliable and efficient than ever before. The Aurora Driver is a self-driving system designed to operate multiple vehicle types, from freight-hauling semi-trucks to ride-hailing passenger vehicles, and underpins Aurora Horizon and Aurora Connect, its driver-as-a-service products for trucking and ride-hailing. Aurora is working with industry leaders across the transportation ecosystem, including Toyota, FedEx, Volvo Trucks, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, U.S. Xpress, Werner, Covenant, Schneider, and Ryder. For Aurora’s latest news, visit aurora.tech and @aurora_inno on Twitter.

 

 

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. We’re searching for a Staff Machine Learning Software Engineer for our Motion Planning Behavior Planning Team.

In this role, you will

• Build machine learning approaches for motion planning for creating, generating, and selecting comfortable and safe trajectories for a self-driving vehicle
• Develop policies and plans to manage multi-actor interactions and plans under uncertainty
• Develop approaches that interleave motion planning with forecasting of other agents
• Develop and implement scalable production-grade algorithms for the Aurora Driver
• Lead design and development of architectural components of the decision making system of Aurora

Required Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
• 7+ years of strong programming and software design skills ideally in C++ and/or Python
• Knowledge of classical and modern ML approaches such as linear models, recurrent models, convolutional neural networks, transformer networks
• Expertise with modern ML and GPU toolkits such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, TensorRT, and/or CUDA
• Expertise with deployment of production ML models for self driving, computer vision, or natural language processing at scale

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with imitation and reinforcement learning
• Experience in designing, building, and productionizing motion planning algorithms, state estimation algorithms, probabilistic modeling, or statistical techniques

The base salary range for this position is $170k-$272K per year. Aurora’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s 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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Working at Aurora

At Aurora, we bring together extraordinarily talented and experienced people united by the strength of our values. We operate with integrity, set outrageous goals, and build a culture where we win together — all without any jerks.

We have offices in several locations across the United States, where we encourage team and cross-functional collaboration. Aurora offers competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits, and additional healthcare support including medical transportation reimbursement, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits. We empower our employees and their families with options to further their unique physical, mental, and financial well-being.

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