Drimva

Aurora Innovation

ML Engineer, Behavior Planning

$139K–$223K

Mountain View, CA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026

Experience
2+ years developing state-of-the-art ML models, in research or production.
Education
BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Develop and deploy machine-learning models for autonomous-vehicle behavior planning, evaluation, and simulation, from research through production vehicles.

What you'll do

  • Design and deploy onboard planning models trained with Imitation Learning and Reinforcement Learning; develop offboard critic models to evaluate driving behavior.
  • Build foundation models and world models for the simulation engine to test autonomous driving in varied edge cases.
  • Advance autonomous-driving research and deploy models on production vehicles operating on public roads.

What they ask for

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Robotics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2+ years of experience developing state-of-the-art ML models in research or production.
  • Hands-on experience with Imitation Learning or Reinforcement Learning applied to physical or simulated agents, and experience training large models on massive datasets using distributed computing.
  • Fluency in Python; deep experience with PyTorch (preferred) or another modern ML framework; mastery of Transformers and Diffusion Models.

Nice to have

  • Publications in top-tier ML conferences, production deployment experience, or experience developing generative models or neural simulators.
  • Fluency in C++.

Pay

$139,000 - $223,000 USD per Year (base salary)

Tools

Python, PyTorch, Transformers, Diffusion Models, C++

AI focus

Develop ML models for autonomous-vehicle planning, driving-behavior evaluation, and simulation, using imitation learning, reinforcement learning, foundation models, and world models.

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