Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Responsibilities

• Integrate and deploy camera and LiDAR perception models into Lucid’s centralized production software stack.
• Transition experimental ML components into production-ready modules with robust scheduling and diagnostics.
• Optimize real-time inference pipelines using CUDA, TensorRT, and mixed-precision techniques.
• Implement multithreaded scheduling and containerized deployments for automotive platforms.
• Build automated deployment, HIL verification, KPI reporting, data recording, evaluation, and regression-testing pipelines.
• Collaborate with ML researchers, software engineers, hardware teams, and OEM partners on seamless integration.
• Support SDK development and customer-facing deliverables.
• Implement runtime performance metrics, logging, and error reporting for perception-stack reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience in perception or autonomous systems.
• Strong proficiency in C++ and Python, with experience using ROS, OpenCV, and GPU acceleration.
• Hands-on experience with PyTorch and inference optimization using TensorRT and CUDA.
• Expertise in Docker, automated deployment pipelines, and CI/CD.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects and collaborate across teams.
• Preferred: experience with automotive perception systems and ADAS software stacks.
• Preferred: familiarity with ISO 26262 and ASPICE.
• Preferred: knowledge of multithreaded scheduling and real-time performance tuning.
• Preferred: background in SDK development and automotive customer integration.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; paid sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Salaried/exempt employees accrue up to 160 hours of paid time off, while hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours.
• Eligible employees may participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program.
• Lucid is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace and provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.