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Our Robotics business, focused on Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Drones for warehouse, industrial, and adjacent markets is growing and you will be shaping how robots understand their environment, other actors and how reliably the perception can be trusted under real-world conditions.\nYour Role\nAs a Senior AI/ML Engineer you will develop and evolve the advanced perceptions systems critical for autonomous robotic agents. This will involve handling of different sensors, sensor modalities, perception algorithms, and deployment on compute platforms, enabling robust autonomy across diverse environments and robot form factors. You will work closely with planning, safety, hardware, and product teams to turn research-grade perception into production-ready, certifiable systems. In your daily job you will:\nDefine and develop AI/ML perception algorithms for multiple sensors (Camera, Radar) and multiple tasks (object detection, segmentation, environment modelling).\nDevelop multi-sensor fusion algorithms to provide accurate, robust perception in various challenging environments.\nEstablish best practices for perception robustness and AI/ML perception systems that support safety requirements and predictable failure behavior.\nShape perception validation strategies, regression testing, and performance benchmarking based on simulation data and real word data.\nTranslate customer and operational requirements into perception performance targets, AI/ML algorithm decisions, and data requirements.\nEvaluate and integrate open-source perception frameworks and third-party SDKs, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and license compliance.\nSupport PoCs, demos, and early deployments by guiding perception setup, tuning, and debugging in real environments.\nYour Background\nPhD or Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, any other related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.\nProven experience in building scalable AI/ML development pipelines.\nStrong proficiency in Python and hands-on experience with ML/DL and perception libraries such as PyTorch, PyTorch Lightning, scikit-learn, OpenCV, NumPy, Pandas, or similar.\nStrong theoretical and practical understanding of sensors and their modalities (camera, radar, LiDAR), sensor fusion, and environment models.\nExcellent communication skills and ability to explain complex localization perception to cross-functional audiences.\nNice to have\nExperience with perception systems in industrial environments (warehousing, logistics, manufacturing).\nKnowledge of functional safety standards for mobile robotics.\nExperience with continuous improvement and optimization of AI/ML perception models.\nProficiency with ML platforms and experiment management tools (e.g., MLflow, SageMaker, Databricks, DVC).\nExperience with embedded and heterogeneous computing platforms (NVIDIA, Qualcomm, TI, Renesas).\nHands-on experience with ROS / ROS 2.\nExperience in fast-paced, high-ambiguity environments.\nStrong background in AI/ML debugging, dataset management, and model training.\nWhy join us?\nYou grow at Aptiv. Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win. \nYou make an impact at Aptiv. One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day.\nYou have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental health with a competitive benefits package\nYour Benefits at Aptiv:\nPrivate health care (Signal Iduna) and Life insurance for you and your beloved ones\nWell-Being Program that includes regular webinars, workshops, and networking events\nHybrid work (min. 47 days/yr of remote work, flexible working hours)\nEmployee Pension Plan paid by the employer (you get + 3,5% on each gross salary.\nAccess to sports groups and Multisport card\nMeet the Next Generation Aptiv\nAt Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters most.\nProgress is never static. It is about reaching further, exploring new possibilities, and enabling mobility. Aptiv empowers customers to create solutions people rely on-advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace & Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and Telecommunications. We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials & Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies.\nGuided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more together.\nJoin Us to Deliver Innovative Solutions That People Trust!\nPrivacy Notice - Active Candidates: https://www.aptiv.com/privacy-notice-active-candidates\nAptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. 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