Senior Software Systems Engineer - Autonomy Behavior and Metrics

Latitude AI ( lat.ai ) is building the future of Ford’s autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Bringing this vision to scale, our fully in-house developed hands-free ADAS platform will debut on the all-new Ford Fathom in 2027. 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 redefining the relationship between people and their vehicles for millions of customers. 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 Latitude AI Systems Engineering team brings all the components of the autonomy stack together into a unified product. We work very closely with all cross functional teams to define the architecture, requirements, test plans, and test cases of the following features and functions: A suite of ADAS features at different levels of autonomy (L1, L2 and L3), such as Blind Spot, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Base Park Aid, Lane Keeping & Change Assist, ACC, L2 Hands-On and Hands-Free, L3 Eyes-Free Onboard (vehicle) and Offboard (cloud) autonomy functions of Mapping, Prediction and Motion Planning System level analysis and metrics evaluation What you’ll do: Ownership (lead and execute) of the systems engineering of multiple Autonomy Behavior components of autonomy software stack Write requirements for the performance for a variety of features and the related functions considering nominal operations, vehicle and environmental variations, and operational domain bounding conditions Lead system level performance analysis and build evaluation pipelines. This would include designing metrics, defining targets, requiring novel research and ownership Develop innovative metrics and dashboards for driving behavior and/or system performance that support decisions, direct efforts, and provide clarity Analyze test results to identify performance and functional gaps in the system, working with key stakeholders to develop mitigations for these gaps Work closely with the Integration and Test team at Latitude to develop and execute the Design Verification Plan for our features to inform product readiness for launch Periodically get hands-on with the product and see the designs in action and to provide expert feedback/insight to relevant teams What you'll need to succeed: Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD. Experience in motion planning, motion control, or robotics Experience with analysis,…