Senior, Machine Learning Engineer - 3D Perception
Torc Robotics2 months ago
Base Salary
$177k - $213k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deploy production machine learning models for perception systems.
- Own end-to-end model development from data preparation and training through evaluation and deployment.
- Write scalable production-quality code for training, evaluation, and inference workflows.
- Analyze model performance and failure modes, then improve robustness, accuracy, and generalization across driving environments.
- Develop and optimize camera-based and 3D perception models using multimodal sensor data.
- Integrate perception models into production autonomy software in collaboration with software, infrastructure, and autonomy engineers.
- Improve training pipelines, data workflows, and tooling to accelerate model iteration and deployment.
- Contribute to model architecture and technical decisions.
- Mentor junior engineers on implementation, experimentation, and machine learning practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related technical field with 6+ years of industry experience, or a master’s degree with 3+ years, or a Ph.D. with 1+ years of experience.
- Production machine learning experience in computer vision, perception, robotics, or autonomous systems.
- Strong programming skills in Python and PyTorch, including production-quality machine learning code.
- Experience training, evaluating, debugging, and improving deep learning models with large-scale datasets.
- Experience with image-based and/or 3D perception systems and relevant deep learning architectures.
- Ability to analyze model performance, improve reliability, translate ambiguous challenges into practical solutions, and work independently.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally to integrate machine learning models into larger software systems.
- Bonus experience with autonomous driving or robotics perception, LiDAR, point clouds, sensor fusion, temporal or video-based learning, C++, ROS, production deployment, distributed training, evaluation frameworks, benchmarking, or ML tooling and infrastructure.
Benefits
- Hybrid work in Ann Arbor, MI; Blacksburg, VA; or Fort Worth, TX, with remote work available in the United States.
- Competitive compensation package with bonus component and stock options.
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees.
- 401(k) plan with a 6% employer match.
- Flexible schedule and generous paid vacation available immediately after the start date.
- Company-wide holiday office closures.
- AD&D and life insurance.
Categories
ML EngineeringRobotics
About Torc Robotics
Torc Robotics, headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia, offers a complete autonomous software solution for the trucking/freight industry. Torc was acquired by Daimler – the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America – in August 2019. We are working together to develop highly automated trucks to improve the safety and efficiency of transporting goods. We are experts in providing autonomous vehicle solutions and we partner with other industry leaders to bring this new technology to work in the real world. Our mission is to drive the future of freight through safer roads and the efficient transport of critical goods. #TorcDriven #TorcRobotics