Apollo Autonomous Driving USA (a subsidiary of Baidu) is looking for an autonomous driving system architect. The teams charter is to design state-of-the-art heterogeneous computing systems & various sensors (LiDAR, Radar, Camera, Navigation system, & etc.) to meet the stringent target of cost, performance, & functional safety.  The person will be involved in all design phases of autonomous driving systems, from concept, architecture, design, simulations, validation, product development & deployment, & customer support.  The candidates must have very strong background & track record in computation system architecture & design, sensors systems developments, validation, & work in a dynamic environment.

Job Responsibility:

• Work with world-class talented group of hardware engineers & scientists to design & implement cutting edge autonomous driving technologies platform
• Work with autonomous driving development external partner teams & internal HW teams gathering requirements, organize & analyze technical needs & requirements, define system specifications, & cost analysis, & map the system requirements to hardware component requirements. 
• Work with automotive industry solution & component providers to deliver a commercial product for autonomous driving Have passion to dive deep into the state-of-the-art autonomous driving system technologies.
• Conducts autonomous driving HW development and/or project reviews & project meetings with cross-functional teams to ensure team project alignment with department product development & strategy.
• Oversees the resolution of highly complex autonomous driving HW system development to meet perception, localization, Prediction, PnC, simulation, & etc. requirements, & ensures resolutions fit within Plan of Record & roadmap.
• Work with the team to bring up the system & troubleshooting/diagnosis

Qualifications:

• M.S or Ph.D degree in EE, CS, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of HW engineering experience & 5+ years HW system architect experiences in system, high-performance heterogeneous computing system design & development (electrical, mechanical & thermal, platform SW, & etc.), & sensors including LiDAR, Radar, Camera, GNSS/INS & etc.
• Experience working with automotive platform architecture or similar field architecture
• Proven experience developing strategic system architecture plans & experience conducting technology, trends, standards, & products research
• Solid track record in prioritizing & executing tasks when under extreme pressure
• Strong analytical skills & ability to collect information & identify fundamental patterns/trends in data. This includes the ability to gather, integrate, & interpret information from several sources.
• Well communication to convey information clearly & accurately, as well as choosing the most effective method of delivery (e.g., email, phone, face-to-face).
• Great project management skills for purposes of planning & decision-making. This includes developing & communicating objectives, timelines, assignments, & goals.
• Attention to detail & engineering excellence in previous work, passionate about autonomous driving technology development, & work in a rapidly changing environment & have passion to learn the new technologies.
• Experience & ability to provide guidance & leadership to junior team members is a plus. This includes the ability to provide development experiences, advise, & teach to prepare team member for effective job performance.
• Excellent teamwork & communication skills.

Culture fit:

• Mission alignment: If you want to be part of Apollo Autonomous Driving USA to accomplish our audacious mission, we will provide you with the best possible platform to do that.
• Self-directed: We work best with people that are driven, motivated, & aspire to greatness.
• Innovation & creativity: The ability to produce breakthrough ideas, being a visionary, managing innovation, seeing multiple futures, having broad interests & knowledge, & gaining support in order to translate new ideas into solutions.
• Hungry to learn: We are eager to see you lead the team learning new skills & growing.
• Team orientation: We work in small, fast-moving teams. We don't believe in lone wolves. We watch out for each other & go after big goals together as a team.