42dot

Sr. Calibration, Mapping & Localization Engineer

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1 day ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$200k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement sensor calibration systems for cameras, LiDAR, radar, and IMUs in factory and field environments.
  • Build and maintain mapping pipelines for map creation, versioning, and drift detection.
  • Develop and improve localization algorithms involving sensor fusion, odometry, and SLAM.
  • Define accuracy, latency, and reliability requirements for outputs consumed by downstream teams.
  • Build tooling to validate calibration and localization quality at fleet scale.
  • Diagnose and resolve calibration and localization failures from on-road and simulation testing.
  • Help shape the team’s calibration methodology, mapping strategy, localization architecture, and technical roadmap.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of experience in sensor calibration, SLAM, mapping, localization, or multi-sensor fusion.
  • Ability to take difficult technical problems from ambiguity through successful deployment.
  • Strong understanding of estimation theory, including Kalman filters, factor graphs, or optimization-based fusion.
  • Strong software engineering skills in C++ and/or Python, with experience leading projects from concept through deployment.
  • Preferred: autonomous driving or robotics experience across multiple vehicle classes.
  • Preferred: experience with HD map creation and maintenance pipelines at scale.
  • Preferred: production-vehicle extrinsic calibration experience with LiDAR, cameras, or radar.
  • Preferred: familiarity with functional safety requirements such as ISO 26262.

Benefits

  • Base compensation is $200,000–$300,000 per year.
  • Founding-team opportunity to shape the calibration, mapping, and localization framework for a multi-vehicle-class autonomous mobility fleet.
  • The interview process includes an application review, coding test, two interviews, offer negotiation, and hiring.

Tech Stack

Categories

Robotics
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About 42dot

501-1,000 employees

42dot builds software-defined vehicle and autonomous mobility platforms for automakers and mobility service providers. Its products include AI-driven vehicle software, data-based update services, and core platform components such as API gateways and identity/access management to connect services securely. The privately held company is headquartered in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, and focuses on transportation and automotive markets.

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