Staff Software Engineer, Fault Handling

Latitude AI (lat.ai) develops automated driving technologies, including L3, for Ford vehicles at scale. We’re driven by the opportunity to reimagine what it’s like to drive and make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone.  

When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to making a real, positive impact on the driving experience for millions of people. 

As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif.

Meet the team:

The Faults, Signals, and Modes team builds the fault monitoring software that tells our vehicles whether they’re ready for autonomous operation. That includes normal monitoring, like determining whether the system is in the right mode to activate a driver assistance feature, as well as safety-critical fault monitoring to tell the vehicle when it needs to alert the driver or stop driving autonomously to minimize risk. We’re building a safety-critical fault monitoring and response system that has to run efficiently and reliably.

Our team leverages a variety of backgrounds, ranging from robotics, systems engineering, high performance software development, and embedded and industrial software engineering. We collaborate closely with experts in machine learning, prediction/planning, sensor processing, and simulation from across Latitude AI’s product development teams to understand the systems they build, the possible failure modes, and how to detect and respond to those failures.

What you’ll do: 

• Design and build a distributed fault-monitoring software system for a safety-critical application on a resource-constrained hardware platform
• Design and build a diagnostics and observability software system for non-critical faults
• Contribute to the design of the mode management and monitoring software that handles how our system transitions between operating modes
• Create automated unit and integration tests that verify the software works as expected and meets the requirements
• Analyze logs to root-cause problems found in hardware-in-the-loop tests
• Design and build tooling to collect metrics and support reliability engineering
• Work with systems engineers to refine requirements into software architecture and designs
• Optimize software performance. We’re running state-of-the-art autonomy and machine learning software on an automotive embedded system, so every cycle counts

What you'll need to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 7+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or PhD and 2+ years of relevant experience)
• Proven experience in developing embedded software or robotics software on a resource-constrained compute platform
• At least 5 years of development experience in Python/C++ environments
• Ability to design software components and systems and clearly communicate your designs through documents, diagrams, and presentations
• Track record of leading cross-functional technical projects on product development teams culminating in successful launches/releases/etc

Nice to have: 

• Experience with Mathworks Simulink
• Experience with code generation or compilers
• Experience creating software tools to analyze logged data and root-cause events
• Experience with ISO-26262 or similar safety standards
• Experience with design and architecture documentation, such as UML and SysML
• Experience with AUTOSAR development

What we offer you:

• Competitive compensation packages
• High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings account with available employer match
• Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting
• Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid medical leave
• Unlimited vacation
• 15 paid holidays
• Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations
• Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Adoption/Surrogacy support program
• Backup child and elder care program
• Professional development reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more
• Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives

Learn more about Latitude’s team, mission and career opportunities at lat.ai!

The expected base salary range for this full-time position in California is $211,920 - $317,880 USD. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Latitude employees are also eligible to participate in Latitude’s annual bonus programs, equity compensation, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Candidates for positions with Latitude AI must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.