Staff Motion Planning Engineer

2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Motional

Motional

Motional is a leading company in driverless technology and autonomous vehicles, leveraging decades of industry expertise to develop and deploy safe and reliable autonomous vehicles. With a powerful DNA combining Aptiv's automotive technology and Hyunda...

Automotive
1K-5K
Founded 2020
$20M raised

Description

  • Develop motion planning algorithms for autonomous driving, including search-based, sampling-based, optimization-based, linear-temporal logic, and uncertainty-aware decision-making methods.
  • Integrate and evaluate motion planning and prediction algorithm combinations.
  • Design and build a robust, scalable codebase for rapid exploration and evaluation of motion planning approaches.
  • Interface with perception systems upstream and trajectory optimization, tracking, and control systems downstream.
  • Participate in code reviews and mentoring sessions with senior team members.
  • Help foster a product-focused engineering, research, and development culture.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's or PhD preferred in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 2+ years of research experience in robotics or motion planning.
  • 2+ years of C++ software development experience.
  • Demonstrated impact and expertise in the robotics or autonomous vehicle field.
  • Experience taking projects from problem formulation through implementation and deployment.
  • Thirst for knowledge and continuous innovation.
  • Experience with autonomous vehicle systems or motion planning algorithms is preferred.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $168,000 to $225,000 USD.
  • Potential additional compensation in the form of bonus and/or company equity.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Health savings accounts (HSA).
  • Life insurance and pet insurance.

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