Director Calibration Localization and Mapping
Director Calibration Localization and Mapping
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Monthly Salary
$ 373000 - 469000
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
16-04-2025
Job Description
Were reinventing personal transportationmaking the future safer cleaner and more enjoyable. Weve created our vehicle specifically for dense complicated urban environments. Zoox is the only driving vehicle on the market with bidirectional driving capabilities and fourwheel steering allowing us to maneuver through compact spaces and change directions without the need to reverse. The future is for riders!
Our growing software engineering leadership team is searching for a Director of Calibration Localization and Mapping (CLAMS). Our CLAMS organization is responsible for building the algorithms and tools necessary for keeping Zoox vehicles well calibrated always knowing where theyre located within the world and aware of their environment. We create novel architectures that combine the latest academic results with many inhouse innovations in creative ways. Our algorithms are relentlessly optimized and tuned to run efficiently and effectively on a wide variety of reallife data as well as in simulation.
You will be responsible for leading our highimpact CLAMS team with their technical roadmap and milestone goals. You will be closely collaborating with executives AI leaders Simulation and our System Design and Mission Assurance teams to deliver an exceptional system. You will lead a diverse experienced team with a rapidly growing scope and responsibility while also working on some of the most complex problems in artificial intelligence mapping and sensor fusion.
In this role you will:
- Build and lead a group of managers and engineers and be responsible for the teams strategy productivity and impact within the company.
- Set the vision for grow and lead a team of talented software engineers in the overall planning and success of complex technical projects while providing the team with technical leadership.
- Collaborate with other technical organizations including Perception Planning Vehicle Engineering Hardware Engineering and Software Systems to brainstorm and accelerate the development of CLAMS capabilities.
- Lead the design and implementation of the CLAMS roadmap.
- Provide clear summaries progress and recommendations to our executive leadership team.
- Establishing best practices and statistical rigor around datadriven decisionmaking.
- Stay on top of industry and academic trends in AI and CLAMS making sure Zoox remains at the cutting edge of both algorithms and their implementation at scale.
Qualifications
- 10 years of relevant technical experience in robotics autonomous systems or related fields
- 5 years of engineering leadership experience managing large technical teams (team size 80
- Deep technical expertise in at least one of: computer vision SLAM sensor fusion or mapping systems
- Track record of delivering complex technical projects at scale
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- MS or PhD in Computer Science Robotics or related technical field
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience with autonomous vehicle development and deployment
- Background in sensor calibration systems and processes
- Knowledge of mapping systems and HD map creation
- Experience with realtime localization systems
- Understanding of safetycritical software development
Compensation
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary will range from $373000$469000. A signon bonus may be part of a compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location jobrelated knowledge skills and experience.
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (e.g. sick leave vacation bereavement) unpaid time off Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights Amazon RSUs health insurance longterm care insurance longterm and shortterm disability insurance and life insurance.
About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first groundup fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics machine learning and design Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobilityasaservice in urban environments. Were looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fastmoving and highly executionoriented team.
Accommodations
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Director
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