Sr. Software Engineer, Behavior Planning

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobilityAt Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility. We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience. Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.As the successful candidate, you will join a world-class Autonomous Driving/ADAS team. Candidates should be excellent engineers and organizers that have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination.

You Will:

• Design, prototype, engineer, test, release and launch cutting edge features for ADAS/Autonomous Driving.
• Invent and create new technologies and solutions. Bring revolutionary products to market.
• Work closely with other teams to ensure a seamless and robust implementation.

• Expertise in one or more of the following areas related to Motion Planning and Control for ADAS/Autonomous Driving: trajectory planning, route planning, behavioral planning, optimization based planning, motion prediction, environment modeling and scene interpretation.
• Excellent modeling skills (Matlab/Simulink or similar) and/or production level c++ coding experience.
• Demonstrated experience as a visionary, yet detail oriented engineer.
• Knowledge of autonomous systems (ADAS/Autonomous Driving and/or Robotics).
• Expertise in creating and managing complex embedded hardware-software systems.
• A practical hands-on approach to complement the theoretical knowledge and creativity required to solve ADAS/Autonomous Driving.
• Excellent communication skills.

Great to Have:

• Knowledge of ROS or other middle-ware systems.
• Proficiency in additional programming languages (e.g. C/C++, Python, bash script, JavaScript, Matlab, etc).
• Experience using Git or similar distributed version control system.
• Knowledge of tree based decision making schemes or AI based decision making algorithms like reinforcement learning.
• Experience in component and system integration, testing and verification on unit, system and vehicle level. Experience in MIL/SIL/DIL/HIL testing. Experience with scenario test automation. Experience with CI tools like Jenkins, Gitlab-CI etc.
• Experience working in a larger team.
• Experience using Agile development tools and environments.
• Familiar with functional safety , ISO26262, FMEA, AUTOSAR.
• Experience in component and system integration, testing and verification on system and vehicle level.
• Knowledge of applicable safety standards and regulations, industry benchmark and customer requirements.
• Experience in automotive supplier interaction, specification development, release management, change management.

Education/Background:

• MS minimum in the areas of Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or other related fields
• At least 2 years of work experience or a Ph.D. in a related field and 1 year of of work experience.
• Advanced degrees preferred

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