Senior Software Engineer, Controls

About the role

We seek passionate Software Engineers with strong fundamentals in software development practices and who are experts in C/C++ and Matlab/Simulink languages in production-oriented environments. The ideal candidate has a solid background in Control and Optimization and is a highly experienced software developer passionate about enabling the world's first safe, reliable & efficient network of autonomous vehicles. You will partner with the research and software engineers to design, develop, test, and validate our autonomous fleet's AV control and optimization features.

This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office!

What you'll do

• Design, implement, integrate, and support real-time mission-critical software for Gatik’s autonomy stack.
• Work with the research engineers to develop maintainable, testable, and robust software designs.
• Work with the Control team to develop, design, and implement the control and optimization methods in simulation and through in-vehicle testing.
• Support rapid prototyping of new methodologies via SiL and HiL.
• Participate in tuning, calibration, and in-vehicle testing.
• Participate in the visualization and post-processing of test data.
• Collaborate with planning, localization, dbw, and testing teams for efficient, secure, and scalable software integration

What we're looking for

• MSc or PhD in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or Computer Science with a background in controls and optimization.
• Deep understanding of optimal control, MPC, and Kalman filtering.
• 5+ years of production-level experience in C++/C (high and low level coding) and Matlab/Simulink.
• Experience using optimization techniques and tools/solvers to create robust and performant controllers.
• Solid backgrounds in math and linear algebra, and vehicle dynamics modeling and controls.
• 2+ years of experience in the AV/ADAS industries.
• Experience using source control, containerization, bash scripting, ROS2, CAN, Python, and Linux.

Bonus Qualifications

• Familiar with dSPACE and vehicle dynamic modeling toolchains.
• Familiar with SiL/HiL setup and automotive-grade simulation tools such as TruckSim and IPG TruckMaker.
• Familiar with CI/CD and pipeline management.

Salary Range- $180,000- $250,000

More about Gatik

We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy. By choosing the middle mile – with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well-defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper-optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate-keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.

Notable News

• Bloomberg: Autonomous Trucking Firm Gatik Inks Contracts Worth $600 Million
• Forbes: Hundreds’ Of Gatik Robot Delivery Trucks Headed For U.S. Roads
• Forbes:Gatik And Loblaw Announce Largest Commercial Deployment Of AV Trucks
• Forbes: Forget robotaxis. Upstart Gatik sees middle-mile deliveries as the path to profitable AVs
• Tech Brew: Gatik AI exec unpacks the regulations that could shape the AV industry
• Business Wire: Gatik Paves the Way for Safe Driverless Operations (‘Freight-Only’) at Scale with Industry-First Third-Party Safety Assessment Framework
• Auto Futures: Autonomous Trucking Group Gatik Secures Investment From NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS
• Automotive News: Gatik foresees hundreds of self-driving trucks on road soon, and that's just the beginning
• Forbes: Isuzu And Gatik Go All In To Scale Up Driverless Freight Services
• Bloomberg: Autonomous Vehicle Startup Takes Off by Picking Off Easier Routes
• Reuters: Driverless vehicles on limited routes bump along despite US robotaxi scrutiny