Sr. Behavior Planning and Prediction Software Engineer - ADAS

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.   We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.   Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

As a Behavior Planning Engineer on our ADAS Autonomous Driving Team, you will be responsible for designing, developing and evaluating cutting-edge machine learning architectures for behavior planning. You will stay up-to-date with the latest behavior planning literature, researching recent developments and evaluating opportunities for integrating them into our autonomous driving models. Additionally, you will be responsible for managing the storage, curation, and transport of data from our fleet and customers for the purpose of automated inference and algorithm development. You will conduct data analysis to extract critical scenarios from simulation data and fleet data, contributing to the enhancement of our autonomous driving system's decision-making capabilities. Our ideal candidate exhibits a proactive, can-do attitude and approaches their work systematically with vigor, determination, and accuracy. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to possess the ability to learn quickly and to strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.

 

The Role:

· Design, prototype, engineer, test, release and launch cutting edge features for ADAS/Autonomous Driving.

· Conduct research to come up with state-of-the-art machine learning based planning and prediction solutions and have the drive and expertise to take such solution to production.

 

Qualifications:

Must haves:

· Proficiency in C++ & Python, with 3+ years of academic/industry experience specifically with relevant libraries used for machine learning, data analysis and management.

· Demonstrated expertise in software design principles, with a focus on creating scalable and efficient data management systems.

· Demonstrated expertise in deep learning principles, with a focus on developing large-scale models.

· Understanding and exposure to non-ML planning methods.

· Conduct research to come up with state-of-the-art machine learning based planning and prediction solutions and have the drive and expertise to take such solution to production.

Preferable:

· 3+ years of academic/industry experience in ML development, with a solid understanding of its applications in large-scale data systems.

· Background in one of these areas' perception, environment modeling , prediction or planning as part of ADAS/AD software stack or equivalent robotic applications.

· Academic or practical experience in imitation learning, reinforcement learning, simulation etc.

· Experience working with Foundational models, LLMs, end-end models for AV stacks.

· Experience with porting trained models to embedded platforms and solid fundamentals in c++.

 

 

Education:

· BS or MS/PhD (preferred) in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Data Science.

Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.   Additional Compensation and Benefits: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.  (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)Base Pay Range (Annual)$175,900—$257,950 USD

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