Lead Software Engineer - Embedded

SafeAI sees the future of heavy industry with off-road autonomous vehicles reshaping industries like construction and mining. We are pioneering a new approach to autonomous off-road equipment with AI-powered, vehicle and manufacturer agnostic technology that enables heavy industry operations to retrofit any piece of equipment with autonomous technology. Since 2017, we’ve been steadily establishing a foundation for the future, targeting the most important, heavily used off-road vehicles and industry segments to drive meaningful impacts across safety, productivity and cost reduction. We are now entering an era of massive industry adoption and are excited to be a commanding force in accelerating this movement to transform heavy industry with connected autonomy.

As a fast paced, high growth company serving a very important mission, our amazing and talented team is a huge part of bringing this mission to reality. The work that you do at SafeAI will give you a unique perspective on developing and deploying leading edge autonomous technology and solutions, while working with top tier participants in the industry, and across the globe. The leadership team at SafeAI brings a unique blend of autonomous technology and industry specific experience from some of the top companies in the world, such as Google, Apple, Tesla, Continental, Uber, Caterpillar, BHP and Rio Tinto. We are strategically headquartered in Silicon Valley, with team members and office locations established in Perth, Australia, Tokyo, Japan and New Delhi, India that you would collaborate with on a regular basis.

SafeAI is seeking a highly capable lead software engineer to develop and maintain vehicle platform, networking and communications software to host autonomous capabilities and enable vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure coordination of autonomous vehicles.

●      Lead development of vehicle platform software across application, operating system, device framework, protocol stack, drivers and low level wireless controller

●      Lead and grow a team of world-class engineers

●      Develop technology roadmaps and own strategic vision for behavior and motion planning

●      Implement, support, and drive projects to support network architectural designs that enhance the network’s performance, availability, and security

●      Develop complex, reliable, efficient, production-level well-tested and latency-optimized software in C++ for deployment in a modern CPU/GPU platform

●      Provide high level oversight to technical and non-technical entities in order to define requirements and deliver solutions to meet project needs

●      You will work closely and cross-functionally with internal teams

●      Develop models of overall system performance and assess performance tradeoffs to maximize system performance

●      Deploy and test code on mining and construction equipment

●      M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Physics, Applied Mathematics or related field

●      5+ years of experience in software development

●      Good leadership and mentoring skills

●      Strong presentation and communication skills

●      Strong programming skills with C/C++ (C++11 and beyond), with demonstrated delivery of robust, well-tested C++ software

●      Experience with microcontroller programming

●      Proven expertise with device driver development

●      Knowledge of one or more of wireless protocols such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, Sigfox, LoRa, Zigbee or Z-Wave

●      Experience with Wireless Protocol Analyzers

●      Proven expertise with at least one RTOS environment

●      Experience as a technical or team lead, passionate about leading and building strong technical team

●      Experience with DDS and other middleware technologies

●      Hands-on experience in robotic and/or vehicle system design and implementation

●      Experience with vehicle management systems

●      Experience with C++ 14 and 17

●      Experience with ROS/ROS2

●      Experience with Linux platform

●      Experience with developing safety critical reliability systems

●      Familiarity with MISRA standard

The base salary range for this position is $160K - $230K per year. SafeAI’s pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, relevant education or training, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

In addition to a very competitive compensation and benefits package, we offer a fantastic culture and place to work within an established start-up environment. We provide plenty of snacks, grab & go meals and drinks to get you through the day, and we celebrate our accomplishments with off-sites gatherings and frequent happy hours. As an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V/SO, we do not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

·       Competitive compensation package, including stock options

·       Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents

·       401(k) plan

·       Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

·       Flexible vacation policy

·       Free access to onsite Fitness Center

·       Learning and development programs

·       Employee assistance program

·       Adoption assistance program

·       Community snacks, meals & beverages

We hope that you’re a great candidate for this position and look forward to speaking with you!