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Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.

The MP&C Analysis team helps drive our AVs with data. We close the feedback loop on software development and help drive critical prioritization decisions. In this team, you will have the opportunity to address some of the most pressing challenges in how we evaluate safety, integrity and performance of the autonomous vehicle software. You will collaborate closely with teams across Cruise in Planning, Controls, Systems Engineering, Testing, Prediction and Perception to bridge the gaps in our understanding of how small changes in software cascade into large behavioral improvements.

As a Staff Engineering Analyst, you will develop new metrics and evaluation roadmaps to provide insights on the inner workings of our motion planning and controls stack. Your work will be key in evaluating state-of-the art algorithms and helping push the boundaries by developing new ones. You will lead cross-collaborative analysis efforts investigating risk and impact of technical approaches, communicate your findings, and work with EMs and other Staff Engineers to drive decision making.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead new strategies and methods to identify risk and impact of motion planning and controls features

• Build, deploy and maintain new metrics to measure performance of the motion planning and controls stack

• Champion metrics and observability in planning and control roadmaps

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the team

• Develop processes and tools to enable collaborators to make better data-driven decisions

• Translate data and analysis into impactful recommendations

• Build and manage relationships with key partners across Cruise

What you must have:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or another related field

• 5+ years of experience working with planning and controls algorithms, engineering analysis, statistical analysis or other related disciplines

• Experience working with large datasets and processing pipelines

• Strong coding skills in Python and C++

• Proven track record of implementing data-driven solutions for complex technical systems

• Ability to adapt to change and operate in a self-directed environment

• Ability to clearly define and motivate problems and solutions in technical writing.

Bonus points!

• Experience as an engineering analyst or software engineering working on autonomous vehicle planning and controls

• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, model predictive control algorithms or numerical methods

• Ability to identify and act on opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency

• Experience with working on robotics platforms based on ROS

The salary range for this position is $170,000 - 250,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

Why Cruise?

• Our benefits are here to support the whole you:

• Competitive salary and benefits 
• 401(k) Cruise matching program 
• Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
• One Medical membership
• Subsidized mental health benefits
• Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
• Healthy meals and snacks provided for non-remote employees
• Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care, and medical leave
• Fertility Benefits
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Cruise
• Flexible Spen