42dot

Calibration, Mapping & Localization Engineer

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Sunnyvale, CA, USAMid Level / Senior
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Base Salary

$150k - $205k/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.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • 2–4 years of experience in sensor calibration, SLAM, mapping, localization, or multi-sensor fusion.
  • Working knowledge of estimation theory, including Kalman filters, factor graphs, or optimization-based fusion.
  • Solid C++ and/or Python software engineering skills and experience contributing to production-grade robotics systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to work through difficult technical problems methodically with growing independence.
  • Preferred: exposure to autonomous driving or robotics across multiple vehicle classes.
  • Preferred: exposure to HD map creation and maintenance pipelines.
  • Preferred: experience with LiDAR, camera, or radar extrinsic calibration.
  • Preferred: familiarity with functional safety requirements such as ISO 26262.

Benefits

  • Annual compensation range of $150,000–$205,000.
  • Founding-team opportunity to shape calibration methodology, mapping strategy, localization architecture, and the technical roadmap.
  • Applications and resumes must be submitted in PDF format under 30MB.

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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