Senior State Estimation and Calibration Engineer - Mountain View, CA
$181,300 - $245,300 USD yearly
Originally posted 13 November 2025 by the employer.
About the role
Aeva Technologies is looking for a Senior Engineer in the CLAMS (calibration, localization, and mapping) team to implement state estimation and online calibration methods. This role focuses on optimizing and deploying 4D FMCW LiDAR algorithms to production.
What you'll do
- Contribute to the 4D state estimation and calibration stack deployed in production. - Prototype novel algorithms, implement them, and iterate quickly. - Ensure code is optimized for performance and scalability. - Adhere to coding standards and best practices to ensure consistency and quality across code. - Take ownership of assigned tasks with comprehensive documentation and tests.
What you'll need
- MS or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. - 5+ years of experience with C++ development in a Linux environment. - 2+ years of experience with extrinsic calibration methods (online or offline). - Experience with Kalman Filtering, Bayesian Methods, and Sensor Fusion (with LiDAR, IMU, GNSS). - Demonstrated ability to create and deploy real-time state estimation or SLAM systems. - Strong fundamentals in linear algebra, 3D geometry, and 3D data representations (point clouds, meshes). - Scripting proficiency in Python and Bash.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of working principles for RADARs or LiDARs. - Experience with robotics or autonomous vehicle software frameworks such as ROS or ROS2. - Experience with modern build systems such as Bazel.
Skills: state estimation, calibration, C++ development, Kalman Filtering, Sensor Fusion, SLAM
This role has been open 191 days — well above the 65-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
680
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Median days open
65 d
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Median salary
$209k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Aeva Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (680 roles · 71 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 680 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 17 | 6250 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 191 d | 65 d (+126 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $209k |
Skills observed across this category: state estimation, calibration, C++ development, Kalman Filtering, Sensor Fusion, SLAM
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 176 open roles · median 82 d
- NVIDIA · 134 open roles · median 44 d
- AMD · 58 open roles · median 53 d
- Mobileye · 23 open roles · median 88 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 122 d
- Broadcom · 19 open roles · median 61 d
How we counted: 680 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 71 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 25 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.
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