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We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.\nRole Definition\nLeads the design, development, testing, and architectural oversight of safety-critical autonomy applications; collaborates with cross-functional teams to meet internal and external needs.\nResponsibilities\nDesigning safety-critical features end-to-end - translating requirements into technical designs for sensor data processing, object detection, threat assessment, and automated safety responses\nGuiding teams on real-time embedded software design practices, ensuring components are modular, testable, and maintainable.\nDocumenting architecture specifications, software design descriptions, verification plans, test cases, operating procedures, and safety procedures.\nSupporting developers in building and validating detection and decision-making algorithms across multiple vehicle and machine configurations \nUtilizing appropriate tools to debug, test, and maintain software and hardware systems, leading verification and validation activities.\nLead design and code reviews with focus on safety, correctness, numerical stability, and handling of degraded or missing data\nDegree Requirement\nRequires a degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science curriculum.\nMore than 10 years of relevant industry experience in developing C++ applications\nSkill Descriptors\nReal-Time Systems Integration \nKnowledge of real-time system architecture and multi-system integration across sensing, compute, and actuation domains. \nLevel Working Knowledge:\nDesigns and validates end-to-end data flows meeting real-time latency and throughput requirements. \nIntegrates software across CAN, Ethernet, and middleware in multi-ECU architectures. \nDiagnoses timing, synchronization, and data-consistency issues in distributed systems. \nDefines interface contracts including schemas, timing budgets, and failure modes. \nEvaluates system-level trade-offs between compute load, bandwidth, and safety margins.\nArtificial Intelligence & Sensor Fusion \nKnowledge of AI and sensor fusion concepts and methods, with awareness of applicable industry standards and safety expectations; ability to develop and apply perception and prediction algorithms for autonomous systems. \nLevel Working Knowledge:\nDesigns and implements sensor fusion pipelines integrating radar, camera, and lidar data into a unified world model. \nDevelops and tunes object detection, tracking, and prediction algorithms for real-time autonomous decision-making in safety-critical contexts. \nEvaluates trade-offs between algorithmic accuracy, latency, computational cost, and system-level safety constraints on embedded platforms. \nApplies probabilistic and statistical techniques to noisy sensor data, accounting for uncertainty and failure modes. \nSupports validation of perception and prediction systems against ground truth, field data, and applicable standards or guidelines. \nMentors others on integrating AI/ML components into safety-critical software architectures.\nSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC) \nKnowledge of SDLC methodologies with ability to deliver, validate, and manage high-quality software products. \nLevel Working Knowledge:\nApplies multiple vendor-provided or in-house SDLC methodologies with testing embedded across all phases. \nConverts requirements into robust, reviewable designs with explicit verification and testability considerations. \nLeads activities across all SDLC phases including design, implementation, integration, testing, validation, and release. \nDefines and executes test strategies, plans, and cases to validate functionality, error handling, reliability, and failure modes. \nEvaluates and consults on effective SDLC and testing practices using iterative and agile approaches.\nSoftware Development\nKnowledge of programming languages, tools, and Linux-based development; 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