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You enjoy solving challenging technical problems, asking thoughtful questions, and collaborating with others to build high-quality software.\nYou're excited about contributing to the perception stack for self-driving vehicles and learning what it means to build technology for safety-critical, open-world applications.\n\nWhat you'll be doing:\nContribute to the design, development, and improvement of perception components that support downstream modules within the autonomy system.\nHelp analyze perception system performance to identify areas for improvement and participate in efforts to address them.\nWork with teammates to explore creative approaches to \"long-tail\" challenges—for example, experimenting with synthetic data, data mining techniques, or new model architectures.\nDepending on your background and interests, you may also help optimize and deploy models to the vehicle, ensuring they operate within the constraints of our onboard hardware and meet our functional requirements and interface specifications.\nInterface with systems and safety engineers, test engineers, and data analysts to ensure appropriate requirements, test coverage, and performance metrics\nWhat We're Looking for:\nMaster's or Ph.D. in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field; or equivalent industry experience\nSolid understanding of fundamental deep learning concepts and computer vision techniques\nExperience building, training, or evaluating neural networks\nProficiency in Python and familiarity with libraries like PyTorch or similar\nExposure to software engineering fundamentals—version control, code reviews, testing, and collaborative development\nClear communication skills and willingness to ask questions, share ideas, and work with others\nBonus Points:\nPrevious experience with sensor fusion and/or previous exposure to the AV industry\nExperience shipping a \"real\" product and balancing ongoing support with next-generation innovation\nExposure to safety-critical products or components\nPublications in relevant conferences (CVPR, ICML, NeurIPS, etc.)\nStrong programming skills in C++ and/or CUDA programming\nExperience with TensorRT and model quantization\n\nMotional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.\nOur journey is always people first.\nWe aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.\nHigher purpose, greater impact.\nWe're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.\nScale up, not starting up.\nOur team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.\nFormed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.\nMotional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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