Last updated: 2025-04-30

10 Autonomous Vehicle Engineering jobs in San Diego.

Hiring now: Sr Leader Autonomy Organi @ Hivemind, Lead For Exec Reasoning @ Shield Ai, Staff Behavior Planning S @ Xpeng, Machine Learning Engr @ Autonomous, Autonomous Vehicle Test O @ Terry Soot, Principal Or Sr Principal @ Northrop G, Collaborative Autonomy En @ Applied In.Explore more at jobswithgpt.com. at kaamvaam.com

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AI Pilot (2) perception technologies (2) strategic technical improvements (2) software engineering (2) state estimation (1) object detection (1) classification (1) tracking (1) sensor fusion (1) team management (1)

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Hivemind

Senior Leader - Autonomy Organization San Diego
Skills & Focus: AI Pilot, perception technologies, state estimation, object detection, classification, tracking, sensor fusion, team management, product requirements, performance reviews
About the Company: Company focused on developing AI Pilot technologies for autonomy.
Experience: 6+ years in autonomy development or AI technologies
Type: Full-time

Shield Ai

Lead for Executive Reasoning San Diego
Skills & Focus: autonomy, software development kit, resilient autonomy, multi-agent missions, complex decision making, task assignment, contingency management, attrition handling, software engineering standards, strategic technical improvements
About the Company: Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its flagship autonomy so…
Experience: Experience in software engineering and autonomous systems development.
Type: Full-time
AI Pilot Development Lead San Diego
Skills & Focus: AI Pilot, autonomy software, perception technologies, sensor calibration, environment representation, AI systems, defense technology, Hivemind, mission execution, complex missions
About the Company: A venture-backed defense technology company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems.
Experience: Expertise in core Perception technologies, such as sensors, sensor calibration, characterization, filtering and fusion.
Type: Full-time

Xpeng

Staff Behavior Planning Software Engineer San Diego
Skills & Focus: autonomous driving, motion-planning algorithms, software engineering, optimization, C/C++ programming, machine learning, behavior-planning, urban-driving, HW/SW integration, model-based perception
About the Company: XPENG is a leading smart technology company at the forefront of innovation, integrating advanced AI and autonomous driving technologies into its vehicles, incl…
Experience: 3-5+ years of software engineering experience
Salary: $179,400 - $303,600
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Competitive compensation package, Snacks, lunches and fun activities

Autonomous Driving Center

Machine Learning Engineer San Diego
Skills & Focus: Machine Learning, VLM, LLM, Foundation Models, AI Modeling, AI Infrastructure, Computer Vision, Software Development, Big Data, Autonomous Driving
About the Company: End-to-End Autonomous Driving AI - Designed to Achieve Unmatched Safety and Intelligence. XNGP - our revolutionary next-generation autonomous driving platform …
Type: Full-time

Shield Ai

Software Engineer - Planning and Controls San Diego
Skills & Focus: artificial intelligence, task & motion planning, controls, software engineering, algorithm development, system architecture, high quality software, technical requirements, strategic technical improvements, mentor engineers
About the Company: Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its flagship autonomy so…
Type: Full-time

Terry Soot Management Group (Tsmg)

Autonomous Vehicle Test Operator San Diego
Skills & Focus: autonomous vehicle, test operator, data collection, self-driving vehicle, ride hail service, feedback, evaluate, field data collection, video recording, feature counting
About the Company: TSMG is a field data collection company founded in 2017 in Europe. We collect data where automation is not possible. We count features, take pictures, make vid…
Type: Full-time

Northrop Grumman

Principal or Sr. Principal Navigation Engineer San Diego
Skills & Focus: Navigation subsystem, Flight control, Safety analysis, System integration, Verification and validation, GPS system, Inertial sensors, Requirements development, Supplier management, Kalman filters
About the Company: At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for ge…
Experience: 5+ years for Principal Engineer or 8+ years for Sr. Principal Engineer
Salary: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays, paid time off (PTO)
Principal or Sr. Principal Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC) Engineer San Diego
Skills & Focus: Guidance Navigation & Control, GNC Engineer, aircraft performance, simulation analysis, MATLAB, C/C++, flight dynamics, flight test support, control law development, non-linear simulations
About the Company: Northrop Grumman's pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled the company to be at the forefront of many technological advancements, providing opportunities t…
Experience: 5-8 years depending on education level
Salary: $110,300 - $165,500
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays, PTO, and more

Applied Intuition

Collaborative Autonomy Engineer San Diego
Skills & Focus: Collaborative Autonomy, Autonomous Vehicles, Multi-Agent Algorithms, Behavioral Autonomy, Optimization, Swarm Systems, C++ Development, Linux, Docker, Defense Applications
About the Company: Applied Intuition is a vehicle software supplier that accelerates the adoption of safe and intelligent machines worldwide, delivering the AI-powered ADAS/AD to…
Experience: MS or PhD in Robotic Engineering or Computer Science, or 5 years of relevant experience
Salary: $100,000 to $190,000 USD annually
Type: Full-time
Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer ma…