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Job Location drjobs

Foster, CA - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

The Planner Interactions team is responsible for developing driving behaviors of the mobile robot balancing safety comfort and progress. Planner Interactions emphasizes computationally efficient simple principled and scalable approaches. The team handles their interactions with each other and other parts of the autonomy stack. We are looking for an experienced manager who is passionate about the exciting challenges involved in motion planning and decision making.

In this role you will:

    • You will lead the team of engineers on Planner Interactions leveraging technical and managerial skills to deliver high-impact results
    • You will set the short and long term technical direction for the team and collaborate on the broader company-wide directions
    • You will collaborate with the team members in technical design considerations implementation and on-vehicle testing
    • You will coordinate cross-functional initiatives with other teams across Motion Planning Prediction Perception and CAS
    • You will grow the team through hiring and guide the continued professional development of team members

Qualifications

    • Masters or PhD in computer science robotics or a related field
    • 7 years of hands-on experience developing complex robotic systems or relevant software
    • Fluency in C / C
    • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
    • Prior engineering management experience with complex robotic systems
    • Extensive experience architecting and implementing motion planning algorithms

Bonus Qualifications

    • Experience with autonomous vehicles
    • Experience with reinforcement learning on physical systems
    • Familiarity in all or some of: trajectory optimization search-based planning Integration of prediction and planning costs risk assessment multi-objective formulations
$230000 - $289000 a year
Base Salary Range

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling as well as positioning within a level is determined by a range of factors including but not limited to a candidates relevant years of experience domain knowledge and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.

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 long-term care insurance long-term and short-term disability insurance and life insurance.

Required Experience:

Manager

Employment Type

Full-Time

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