In addition to your engineering contributions, by working in our dynamic and customer-focused team culture, you will contribute to and learn from best practices in the nascent autonomy industry. We move fast and we focus on excellence, for our products and for our business. If you are hands-on and looking for a place to have a multiplying effect on making autonomous systems a reality, Applied is the place for you!
At Applied, you will
Design and implement controls modules that can be deployed on off-road vehicles for autonomous navigation.
Characterize the dynamics of our customers’ vehicles to create tailored controls solutions and to reduce the gap between simulation and real-world dynamics.
Evaluate and utilize academic research to create optimal-control-based solutions using techniques like nonlinear MPC and MPPI control.
Collaborate with customers’ engineers and manage customer relationships.
We’re looking for someone who has
Passion about tackling challenging control problems involving a wide array of vehicles in challenging off-road environments.
4+ years of experience building production software using modern software practices.
Hands-on experience testing controls solutions on real, production-grade vehicles.
Fluency in differential equations, numerical optimization, numerical analysis, and physics.
Enthusiasm for coming up with practical solutions to cutting-edge challenges in a fast-paced environment.
Nice to have
MSc or PhD in mechanical engineering or computer science with coursework or research experience in controls.
Experience writing software that is compliant with guidelines for safety-critical C++ code, such as MISRA and AUTOSAR.
Experience using quadratic programming solvers and nonlinear optimization tools such as OSQP, SCS, and CasADi to create robust and performant controllers.
Experience applying machine learning techniques to vehicle dynamics modeling.
Experience writing high-performance C++ code.
Experience working with large industrial vehicles in off-road environments.
Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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