Xiaomi’s chairman posts job ad for Level 4 self-driving tech development

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi, on July 28 posted a job ad via his Weibo account for the company's autonomous driving business unit, which intends to enlist 500 technicians for in-house developed Level 4 smart driving capability.

Photo credit: Lei Jun's Weibo account

By scanning the QR code on the job ad, Gasgoo found out that the talents are currently recruited for 27 autonomous driving-related posts, including the engineers specializing in in-car basic architecture, decision-making, millimeter-wave algorithm, development tool, embedded system, high-precision map, algorithm optimization, data center, sensors and simulation platform, and the managers for autonomous driving tests, projects and products.

The job ad shows that staff members are allowed to work in many cities of China. However, most of the aforementioned jobs are distributed in Haidian district, Beijing, where Xiaomi is headquartered.

On July 22, Xiaomi released a slew of job listings for complete vehicle engineering, encompassing the engineers of safety simulation analysis, NVH simulation analysis, and rival product analysis. Notably, Shanghai's Xuhui district is one of the regions where those posts are located.

Xiaomi announced its foray into electric vehicle sphere on March 30, 2021. The company plans to invest about $10 billion over the next decade in manufacturing EVs, and Lei Jun will lead the new standalone EV division.