Acoustic Perception Machine Learning Engineer, Zipline
$180-225k
3-5 days a week in office
Transforming the way goods move
Job no longer available
Transforming the way goods move
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$180-225k
3-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To open up access to emergency medical care to everyone in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Our perception team is looking for a machine learning engineer with expertise in audio who is passionate about developing and shipping perception systems for the real world
- Deep expertise in one or more of the following areas: robot perception; machine learning; classification, phased-array design; signal processing, acoustic beamforming
- Awareness of the theory and practice of modern machine learning techniques
- Experience developing solutions for Sound Event Localization and Detection (SELD), Noise Reduction, or Sound Event Classification
- Strong software engineering skills, with mastery of relevant languages like Python and C++
- Strong skills in linear algebra, coordinate transforms, statistics/probability, and optimization
- Experience building reproducible data pipelines
What the job involves
- Work with a multidisciplinary team to evaluate, select and calibrate next-generation sensor configurations for our vehicles
- Leverage a deep understanding of state estimation, object tracking, and mapping techniques to design integrated solutions that enable our highly maneuverable aircraft to perceive general aviation aircraft, power lines, radio towers and other challenging obstacles, so that we can steer clear of, dodge, or otherwise avoid them
- Design perception systems that can understand and communicate when they are not working well
- Build software infrastructure to enable algorithmic improvement by leveraging our large-scale fleet data
- Understand the inner workings of the full perception stack, sometimes all the way down to the signal processing at our sensors, to uncover edge cases and make safety determinations
- Identify and mitigate bottlenecks in our evaluation tools and processes
- Work closely with the behaviors team to help inform path planning and real-time decision-making in response to perception outputs
Our take
Zipline is transforming the way goods move by creating the first logistics system that serves all humans equally via a drone delivery service. As the first emergency drone logistics operation, Zipline is fundamentally changing how we transport emergency medical supplies and has expanded into commercial deliveries. It's partnered with several major companies, including Walmart.
Zipline has an edge over potential future competitors as the company has thousands of hours and over 35 million miles of flight to prove the system is safe and effective. It’s also one of the first companies to receive a full commercial operating certificate, putting Zipline in a strong position to continuously branch out to other markets.
The unicorn company operates globally and has signed its first government contract with Rwanda to provide up to 2 million drone deliveries by 2029. It is also aiming to start commercial deliveries to individual households in the near future. With big companies such as Amazon and Walmart examining “instant” delivery options, Zipline has a proven track record and the equipment and logistics in place to provide such services. 2023 funding pushed Zipline's valuation to a staggering $4.2 billion, indicating a bright future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
34% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Apr 2023
$330m
SERIES F
Jul 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $813.7m
Company benefits
- Generous parental leave
- Generous vacation policy
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Monthly team events
- Healthcare, vision, and dental
- Healthy, delicious meals and snacks
- Dog-friendly offices
Company values
- Customer obsession - The standard of care
- Ownership - Getting the job done
- Transparency - Breeds trust
- Continuous improvement - Tackling hard problems
- Serve Your Species - Empowering one another
Company HQ
South San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Having studied Economics and Biotechnology at Harvard, they worked for almost 11 months as a self-employed rock climber. They combined their academic and practical experience to co-found Zipline in July 2011.
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