Machine Learning Engineer (Autonomy)

Mariana Minerals

$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field (Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical)
  • 2+ years of experience in autonomy, robotics, or embedded software development
  • Strong skills in C++ and/or Python, with experience using robotics middleware like ROS/ROS 2
  • Hands-on involvement with sensor integration and fusion technologies (LiDAR, cameras, radar, IMU, GNSS)
  • Familiarity with real-time and embedded systems, including controls and software-hardware integration
  • Preferred background in autonomous vehicles, robotics, automotive, or off-highway equipment

Responsibilities

  • Develop autonomy software for autonomous mining vehicles focusing on perception, SLAM, motion planning, and control
  • Integrate and calibrate a sensing suite robust to challenging mining conditions
  • Build and maintain embedded and real-time software ensuring safety, latency, and reliability
  • Create simulation and data pipelines for testing autonomy behavior and performance
  • Conduct validation of the autonomy stack through bench, rig, and field testing
  • Work closely with hardware and controls engineers for full system integration

Benefits

  • Hands-on work with cutting-edge technology in autonomy
  • Opportunity to shape the future of autonomous mining
  • Collaborative environment with cross-disciplinary teams
  • Engagement in first-principles engineering
  • Chance to directly impact safety and performance in mining operations
Full Job Description
Role Overview

We are hiring Machine Learning Engineers (Autonomy) to build the autonomy and sensor-integration software that lets our mining vehicles perceive, decide, and drive themselves.

In this role you will work on parts of the software and sensor integration that enables full mining autonomy - sensor fusion across LiDAR, cameras, radar, and IMU/GNSS; perception, localization, and mapping; and the autonomy stack that turns sensing into safe vehicle motion. You will carry work from architecture and algorithm design through implementation, simulation, and bench and field validation, working hand in hand with our hardware, controls, and systems-engineering teams. This is a hands-on, first-principles role for an engineer who wants to develop the world's first fully autonomous mines.

What You'll Do
  • Develop autonomy software for autonomous mining vehicles focusing on one or more area: perception, SLAM, motion planning, and control
  • Integrate and calibrate the sensing suite (LiDAR, cameras, radar, IMU, GNSS), implementing sensor fusion and time synchronization robust to dust, vibration, and corrosion-heavy mining environments
  • Build and maintain embedded and real-time software that bridges sensing, compute, and actuation, with attention to safety, latency, and reliability
  • Develop simulation, logging, and data pipelines to test autonomy behavior and drive performance against safety and availability targets
  • Build bench, rig, and field validation of the autonomy stack, debugging across the full software-hardware boundary
  • Collaborate with hardware and controls engineers to integrate sensing, compute, and actuation into a complete vehicle


What You'll Bring
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical, or related engineering discipline
  • 2+ years developing autonomy, robotics, or embedded software, ideally for mobile robots or vehicles
  • Strong proficiency in C++ and/or Python, and with a robotics middleware such as ROS/ROS 2
  • Hands-on experience with sensor integration and fusion - LiDAR, cameras, radar, IMU, GNSS - and with perception, localization, or motion-planning algorithms
  • Working knowledge of real-time and embedded systems, and of the controls and software-hardware integration that drive actuation
  • Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, automotive, or off-highway equipment strongly preferred

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