Sr. Calibration, Mapping & Localization Engineer

Location: Sunnyvale, United States

Salary: $200,000–$300,000

Company

hirify.global is a mobility AI company and the Global Software Center of Hyundai Motor Group, developing software-defined vehicle technologies for connected and autonomous transportation.

What you will do

• Design and implement sensor calibration systems for cameras, LiDAR, radar, and IMU sensors in factory and field environments.
• Build and maintain mapping pipelines for map creation, versioning, and drift detection.
• Develop localization algorithms using sensor fusion, odometry, and SLAM.
• Define accuracy, latency, and reliability requirements for outputs used by perception and planning teams.
• Build fleet-scale tooling to validate calibration and localization quality.
• Diagnose and resolve calibration and localization failures from on-road and simulation testing.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in sensor calibration, SLAM, mapping, localization, or multi-sensor fusion.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of estimation theory, including Kalman filters, factor graphs, or optimization-based fusion.
• Strong software engineering skills in C++ and/or Python.
• Demonstrated ability to take difficult technical problems from ambiguity through successful deployment.
• Track record of leading projects from concept through deployment.

Nice to have

• Autonomous driving or robotics experience across multiple vehicle classes.
• Experience with HD map creation and maintenance pipelines at scale.
• Production-vehicle extrinsic calibration experience with LiDAR, cameras, or radar.
• Familiarity with functional safety requirements such as ISO 26262.

Culture & Benefits

• Founding-team opportunity to shape calibration methodology, mapping strategy, localization architecture, and the technical roadmap.
• Work across passenger vehicles, robotaxis, buses, and trucks.
• Full-time employment in an Equal Opportunity Employer environment.

Hiring process

• Application review, coding test, first interview, second interview, offer negotiation, and hiring.
• Submit application documents in PDF format under 30MB; resumes should not include personal information unrelated to job qualifications.
• Screening stages and schedules may vary, with notifications sent by email.