Engineering Manager, Perception

Blue River Technology

Santa Clara, CA, United States
Base: $160,000 - $287,000; bonus/equity: eligible ...
Remote with quarterly travel to santa clara, ca.
7+ years experience in relevant fields
Deploying ml models to nvidia jetson orin
Tensorrt optimization and inference tuning
Blue River Technology is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Perception team, focused on developing autonomy for off-road construction vehicles. The role requires strong technical leadership in machine learning, data management, and collaboration across teams, with an emphasis on hands-on experience in deploying ML models

Job Summary

  • The role involves leading a small perception team while remaining deeply hands-on on the entire data, perception ML, and analytics stack.
  • Candidates must champion a hardware-first mindset to ensure models thrive on NVIDIA hardware in unpredictable off-road environments.
  • Blue River Technology partners with John Deere to create technical breakthroughs in agriculture and construction through autonomous machinery.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Blue River Technology is seeking an Engineering Manager for their Perception team, focused on developing autonomy for off-road construction vehicles. The role requires strong technical leadership in machine learning, data management, and collaboration across teams, with an emphasis on hands-on experience in deploying ML models.

Salary

Base: $160,000 - $287,000; Bonus/Equity: Eligible for bonus programs; Benefits: Eligible for benefit programs

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 7+ years experience in relevant fields
  • Deploying ML models to NVIDIA Jetson Orin
  • TensorRT optimization and inference tuning
  • Python and PyTorch production experience
  • Data-centric ML and dataset quality management

Nice-to-have

  • Multi-sensor fusion in unstructured environments
  • Fleet-level performance metrics definition
  • Experience with Lidar Radar and Camera systems

Key Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience
  • Visa sponsorship considered
  • Remote work with quarterly travel

Work Rights

Not specified

Sponsorship: available

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