VINFAST

Expert Machine Learning Optimization Engineer - Self Driving

VINFAST  •  Frankfurt am Main, DE (Onsite)  •  6 days ago
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Job Description


VINFAST is a pioneering electric vehicle (EV) company committed to revolutionizing the automotive industry with sustainable and innovative mobility solutions. As a leading player in the EV market, VinFast is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge electric vehicles that redefine the driving experience. Our team consists of passionate professionals driven by a shared vision of creating a greener and more sustainable future through innovation, technology, and excellence.


We are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Optimization Engineer to accelerate and

optimize

the machine learning models powering our self-driving stack. In this role, you will focus on bringing

cutting-edge

perception

, prediction, and planning models to life on real-time automotive hardware. You will design and implement efficient training and inference workflows, ensuring that large-scale models run with the robustness, latency, and efficiency

required

for safe deployment in autonomous vehicles.

  • Collaborate with

    perception

    , prediction,

    planning

    and other

    teams

    to

    optimize

    models for deployment on embedded automotive processors (e.g., NVIDI

    A

    ,

    Qualcom

    m

    ,

    TI

    )

  • Profile and analyze CPU/GPU/accelerator performance to

    identify

    bottlenecks in runtime, memory usage, and throughput

  • Implement and integrate model optimization techniques including quantization, pruning, distillation, mixed-precision training, and efficient neural architectures

  • Build and

    optimize

    inference pipelines using

    TensorRT

    , ONNX, CUDA kernels, and other compilation frameworks to achieve low-latency, real-time performance

  • Develop distributed training and scalable optimization pipelines to support large-scale training of self-driving models

  • Benchmark and

    validate

    optimized models across diverse real-world and simulated driving scenarios, ensuring robustness under edge cases

  • Collaborate with system teams to integrate optimized models into the full self-driving stack

  • Contribute to CI/CD, build systems, and automated testing pipelines for deployment of optimized ML models

  • Ensure compliance with automotive-grade safety, reliability, and performance requirements


Requirements


  • MSc/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant industry experience

  • Strong foundation

    in machine learning, deep learning, and computer vision

  • Proficiency

    in Python and C++

  • Hands-on experience with

    PyTorch

    or TensorFlow, including large-scale model training and optimization

  • Expertise

    in deploying and

    optimizing

    models for embedded or real-time automotive systems using CUDA,

    TensorRT

    , ONNX, or equivalent frameworks

  • Skilled in profiling and debugging ML code on GPUs and accelerators using

    profiler

    tools such as NVIDIA Nsight

    or similar

  • Strong understanding of memory management, parallelization, and performance optimization on embedded processors

  • Experience applying software engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, version control) to ML pipelines

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment

  • Nice to have: Prior experience in autonomous driving or ADAS development


Benefits


  • Competitive salary

  • Opportunity to collaborate with and learn from industry-leading professionals in the automotive domain.

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VINFAST

About VINFAST

VinFast - a member of Vingroup – envisioned to drive the movement of the global smart electric vehicle revolution. Established in 2017, VinFast owns a state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing complex with globally leading scalability that boasts up to 90% automation in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

Strongly committed to the mission for a sustainable future for everyone, VinFast constantly innovates to bring high-quality products, advanced smart services, seamless customer experiences, and pricing strategy for all to inspire global customers to jointly create a future of smart mobility and a sustainable planet. Learn more at: https://vinfastauto.com.

Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Cat Hai, VN
Year Founded
Unknown
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