Latitude AI
Automotive
SeniorStaffSoftwareSystemsEngineer-AdvancedAutonomySystemsEngineeringLead
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“Senior Staff Software Systems Engineer - Advanced Autonomy Systems Engineering Lead at Latitude AI. Skills: Autonomy systems engineering, Functional safety, Systems engineering. Define ODD. Negotiate product-level wants”
Industry & Context.
Data-driven approaches
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 10+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, PhD and 5+ years of relevant experience, 6+ years of experience working in either automotive or robotics engineering, or a related field, Experience working on autonomy functions such as mapping, sensing, localization, detection, routing, motion planning, motion control, etc., Experience writing requirements and developing metrics, Experience with the analysis and testing of complex systems through data-driven approaches, Experience with / knowledge of autonomy and safety related SW algorithms, Experience with Python, C++, or other programming skills, git experience, Experience developing safety architectures to meet ISO 26262 or similar standards
Nice to Have
Doctorate Degree with a focus in robotics, Experience with autonomous vehicle development, Experience with autonomous vehicle testing, Experience developing robotics SW, Experience developing FuSa SW
What You'll Do.
Negotiate product-level wants
Define vehicle-level behavioral requirements
Develop HW/SW architecture
Define verification methods
Establish functional safety approach
Establish HW/SW safety architecture
Design fail-safe architectures
Design fail-functional architectures
Collaborate across autonomy functions
Collaborate with SW owners
Evaluate in-car system
Provide feedback to development teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Product team; Executive management; Hardware leads; Software leads; Systems engineering teams; Functional Safety team; Autonomy functions; SW owners
Full Job Description
Latitude AI (lat.ai) develops automated driving technologies, including L3, for Ford vehicles at scale. We’re driven by the opportunity to reimagine what it’s like to drive and make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to making a real, positive impact on the driving experience for millions of people. As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif. Meet the team: Latitude’s Autonomy Systems Engineering Team spearheads the end-to-end development of autonomous vehicle systems. The team defines the ODD, establishes vehicle and sub-system requirements, and leads sensor selection analysis. By partnering with software development and Functional Safety teams, they architect robust systems that prioritize safety and performance. Additionally, they decompose complex autonomy functions for verification and implement large-scale metrics to ensure rigorous requirement compliance. What you’ll do: For the next generation of L3/L2+ autonomy systems at Latitude AI, you will lead the following work as an individual contributor working across the organization: The definition of the ODD: Negotiate product-level wants and define vehicle-level behavioral requirements, working closely with Latitude’s Product team and executive management The development of the HW/SW architecture: Collaborate with Latitude’s hardware and software leads High-level systems engineering: Define requirements, metrics, and verification methods in partnership with systems engineering teams and software leads Functional safety: Establish the high-level functional safety
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