Senior Perception Engineer

NuPort Robotics Inc.

NuPort Robotics Inc.

Other Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Thursday, March 18, 2021

Senior Perception Engineer


Qualifications required:
  • Masters / PhD in Computer Science, Robotics or related field OR relevant autonomous driving / robotics experience.
  • Experience with autonomous systems in one or more of the following areas: object detection, object classification, multi-object tracking, localization, mapping, road segmentation, prediction, etc.
  • Experience developing, working with, modifying, and creating advanced algorithms.
  • Extensive experience working with autonomous driving systems.
  • Large scale probabilistic planning and prediction.
  • Advanced experience of developing and deploying Deep learning algorithms.
  • Experience in C++ and / or python
  • Experience with one or more deep learning frameworks Tesorflow, TensorRT, Pytorch, Caffe, Cuda.
  • Strong understanding of CNN architectures
  • Experience with working on various sensor data from cameras, lidars, radars, GPS, etc.
  • Experience and proven track record work in autonomy and of publishing in top tier conferences like ICRA, IROS, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, RSS, IJRR, etc.
  • Proficiency with Linux.
  • Hands-on experience with autonomous systems.
  • Be intellectually curious and have an unending desire to learn.
  • Experience of working in a fast paced environment.

Good to have skills:
  • Robust software design for safety-critical systems.
  • Multi-modal sensor fusion for localization and dynamic object tracking.
  • Naturally enjoy testing of autonomous vehicles out in the wild.
  • PhD + industry experience in autonomous driving.
  • Experience in ROS and / or ROS2
  • Experience with existing Deep Learning Models such as RNNs, RCNNs, LSTMs, GANs, etc.

Expected tasks from the candidate includes the following:
  • Field testing of algorithms in an autonomous vehicle (involves driving, trusting your own software while being driven in the vehicle, etc.)
  • Developing and testing perception algorithms on existing academic, research and industrial datasets.
  • Deployment and testing of perception algorithms on an autonomous vehicle.
  • Developing Sensor fusion based perception algorithms.
  • Industrial grade software development adhering to best code / documentation practices.