Machine Learning Engineer - Prediction and Planning
Foster City, CA
Software – Perception /
Full-time /
Hybrid
The Offline Driving Intelligence team is responsible for developing Foundation Models for prediction and planning, applying them both off-vehicle to provide ML capabilities to simulation and validation and on-vehicle to influence driving models. Our team collaborates closely with the Planner team to advance overall vehicle behavior. We also work closely with our Perception, Simulation, and Systems Engineering teams to accelerate our ability to validate our driving performance.
As a Prediction and Planning Machine Learning Engineer you will work on the bleeding edge of the industry, developing novel machine learning pipelines and models to predict the behavior of other agents in the world and planning the best course of action for the ego vehicle.
In this role, you will:
- Develop new deep learning models that use imitation learning and reinforcement learning to generate driving plans for our autonomous vehicle.
- You will also work on novel techniques to estimate the quality of those driving plans along the dimensions of safety, progress, comfort, compliance.
- Contribute to our large-scale machine learning infrastructure to discover new solutions and push the boundaries of the field
- Develop metrics and tools to analyze errors and understand improvements of our systems
- Collaborate with engineers on Perception, Planning, and Simulation to solve the overall Autonomous Driving problem in complex urban environments
Qualifications:
- PhD degree in Computer Science or related field +1 year of professional experience (top tier publications can remove the need for the year of experience) OR MSc +5y of professional experience in a relevant field.
- Experience in Planning and / or Prediction using Reinforcement Learning techniques
- Experience with training and deploying transformer-based model architectures
- Experience with production Machine Learning pipelines: dataset creation, training frameworks, metrics pipelines
- Fluency in C++ or Fluency in Python with a basic understanding of C++
Bonus Qualifications:
- Top tier publications (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR)
$204,000 - $245,000 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 candidate's 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.
