Senior / Staff Lidar Engineer

in This Role, You Will:

Evaluate and compare lidar technologies to drive down-selection decisions with customer teams.
Develop test plans, perform testing, and report results for lidar systems, including procedures that are traceable to corresponding system requirements.
Generate, analyze, and interpret large LiDAR datasets for KPIs/metrics across a variety of scenarios and conditions.
Lead root-cause analysis, corrective action, and validation for fleet issues, with internal and external entities.
Support and maintain lidar at scale in an autonomous vehicle fleet.
Deliver traceable, testable lidar requirements, enforcing compliance in the design phase with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

B.S., M.S., PhD in Physics, EE, or Optics
Minimum 7+ years of experience working with lidar systems
Strong understanding of lidar physics, as well as experience with common architectures and technologies in automotive lidar
Demonstrated ability to write high-quality, traceable performance requirements for lidar components
Experience with functional testing, reliability testing, and qualification of opto-mechanical or opto-electrical systems
Experience with optical systems, such as laser technology, detector technology, and imaging technology.
Strong technical documentation and communication skills
Quantitative, data-driven mindset

Bonus Qualifications

Integration of sensors with vehicle platforms
Unix/Linux, C++, Python, Git/GitHub, MATLAB