lidar jobs in San Diego

Staff Software Engineer leading the architecture and evolution of core robotics software systems at Brain Corp, with primary ownership of the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), telemetry systems, and C++ middleware. The role involves re-architecting foundational software to improve modularity, scalability, and performance on autonomous mobile robots, including hardware bring-up for sensors (LiDARs, cameras, IMUs), middleware migration from Python to C++, and system optimization across latency, throughput, and resource efficiency.…See more This is a highly hands-on and strategic position requiring leadership of technical direction, mentorship of engineers, and close collaboration with hardware, autonomy, and applications teams. Requires 7+ years of software engineering experience with proven expertise in robotics systems, embedded platforms, or HAL design.

Lead ADAS R&D software engineering efforts for autonomous vehicle perception and decision systems at Qualcomm. Design, develop, and optimize embedded software blocks including deep-learning-based camera perception, lidar/radar perception, multi-sensor fusion, object tracking, behavior prediction, trajectory planning, and vehicle control.…See more Develop efficient middleware for sensor data sharing and SDKs enabling customer proof-of-concepts. Requires Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field plus 7 years of related experience.