Hiring: Sr. Staff Software Engineer, Pose, Localization & Calibration, Autonomy Company: Rivian Location: Palo Alto, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:28:30 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : C, C++, Computer Vision, Embedded Systems, Linear, R About the job Experience: •7+ years of robotics, AV (Autonomous Vehicle), or other real-time, safety-critical experience. Required Skills: •Implementation leadership: Implement these algorithms and frameworks in C++. Mentor junior engineers involved in the implementation, and help drive our standards for high-quality, high-performance, scalable autonomy software. •Integrating these algorithms into our autonomous vehicle architecture, including migrating these algorithms to real-time embedded systems, and integrity monitoring. •Evaluation: help define and develop pipelines to evaluate and iterate on our algorithms at scale. Qualifications: •M.S. or Ph.D. in Aerospace, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field. •Strong C/C++ programming skills and experience •Demonstrated capacity to work in a fast-paced development environment •Good team player with great communication skills •Passionately motivated to take ideas from R&D phase to a product •Sensor fusion / SLAM with IMU and/or Odometry •Non-linear optimization, batch estimation, factor graphs, ground truth algorithms Compensation: •$265,000 - $331,300 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!