May Mobility is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, more accessible world. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May develops and deploys autonomous vehicles (AVs) powered by our innovative Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) technology that literally reimagines the way AVs think. 

Our vehicles do more than just drive themselves - they provide value to communities, bridge public transit gaps and move people where they need to go safely, easily and with a lot more fun. We’re building the world’s best autonomy system to reimagine transit by minimizing congestion, expanding access and encouraging better land use in order to foster more green, vibrant and livable spaces. Since our founding in 2017, we’ve given more than 300,000 autonomy-enabled rides to real people around the globe. And we’re just getting started. We’re hiring people who share our passion for building the future, today, solving real-world problems and seeing the impact of their work. Join us.

Job Summary

May’s Senior Engineers are front line problem solvers that get things done. They have the initiative, experience, and technical skill to be able to solve problems delegated to them without oversight.  Confidence backed by knowledge and experience is a must. As a Senior Autonomy System engineer you will lead the solution of challenging and complex problems facing vehicle autonomy.  You will lead the design of future May autonomy systems and track down and solve the system’s most difficult issues.Autonomy system engineers are responsible for the integrated functioning of the autonomy system.  Systems engineers interact with sensor hardware, middleware, autonomy software stack, networking, health monitoring, compute platforms and electronic systems. System engineers drive forward architectural design and hardware/software design through collaboration across other engineering groups.  Additionally, systems engineers create instrumentation to prove that the autonomy system is functioning correctly.  You will be a go to person for understanding how new features will fit in, how the system might fail, how to best evolve the system to be more effective or efficient, and how to keep the system working.As a leader, you will set an example of initiative, data-driven decision making, design, and trouble-shooting. You will also guide and mentor more junior autonomy engineers so that they can work more effectively with May’s systems. This position reports to the Director of Autonomy Systems.

Essential Responsibilities

• Coordinate with cross functional teams to develop software and locale-specific system requirements for Autonomous Vehicle behavior, perception and controls subsystems
• Participate in team code quality activities including design review, code review, and documentation of Autonomous Vehicle subsystems
• Collaborate with data science team members to design and implement metrics capturing key performance indicators of Autonomous Vehicle stack
• Develop unit and simulation tests to validate vehicle performance across target operational domains
• Develop and test state-of-the-art software in C/C++ to enable reliable  and safe operation for Autonomous Vehicles
• Coordinate and execute on-vehicle tests to validate performance of Autonomous Vehicle software in real-world scenarios
• Diagnose and root-cause issues reported by commercial operations through the May Field Response process
• Develop tools and visualizations to enable support engineers to analyze performance of behavior and control subsystems from field data

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary and benefits (medical / dental / vision / 401k)
• Meaningful stock incentives and equity refresh program
• Unlimited vacation / company paid holidays
• Daily catered lunches and snacks
• Paid parental leave

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates most successful in this role typically hold the following qualifications or comparable knowledge or experience:

Required

• Must be located or willing to relocate to Japan
• 3+ years demonstrated experience working on real-world robotic systems - in a lab, in industry, etc. - not just course study
• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a field that requires a strong mathematical and/or engineering foundation (e.g. physics, aerospace engineering)
• Experience developing and deploying capabilities for robot perception, localization, behavior, path planning, and/or vehicle control
• Strong communication skills in both English and Japanese
• Strong programming skills in C/C++
• Expertise with software development in a Linux environment Familiarity with standard development tools such as git, valgrind, and gdb

Desirable

• Master’s or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering (or other relevant field)
• 4+ years experience working on real-world robot systems
• Experience in a bilingual (English/Japanese) work setting, working across time zones
• Strong background demonstrated through high quality capability deliveries to robots working in the field in any of the following areas: perception, intent prediction, machine learning (applied to robotic problems), behavior development, planning, optimization, sensor processing and fusion, and vehicle control

Benefits and Perks

• Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans. Domestic partners who have been residing together at least one year are also eligible to participate. 
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available.
• Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
• Generous paid parental leave as well as a phased return to work. 
• Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays.
• Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing   

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May Mobility is an equal opportunity employer.  All applicants for employment will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetics or any other legally protected basis.   Below, you have the opportunity to share your preferred gender pronouns, gender, ethnicity, and veteran status with May Mobility to help us identify areas of improvement in our hiring and recruitment processes. Completion of these questions is entirely voluntary.  Any information you choose to provide will be kept confidential, and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. If you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know.

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