Staff Motion Planning Engineer

Motional

$168K — $225K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's or PhD preferred in a relevant field.
  • At least 2 years of research experience in robotics or motion planning.
  • 2+ years of C++ software development experience.
  • Proven impact and expertise in the robotics/autonomous vehicle sector.
  • Experience overseeing projects from inception to deployment.
  • Continuous desire for knowledge and innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Develop algorithms for autonomous driving including various planning methods.
  • Integrate and evaluate motion planning and prediction algorithms.
  • Design and maintain a robust, scalable codebase for rapid evaluation of algorithms.
  • Interface with upstream perception and prediction and downstream control components.
  • Engage in code reviews and mentor junior staff.
  • Foster a culture of product-focused engineering and R&D.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Health savings accounts.
  • Life insurance and pet insurance.
  • Additional benefits may apply.
Full Job Description
On our Motion Planning team, you'll apply your passion in robotics and software development for production-ready autonomous vehicles. In this role you'll perform research, develop algorithms, and build software to generate safe, comfortable, and intuitive routes and motions.
Role responsibilities:

  • Develop a variety of algorithms on planning for autonomous driving, including but not limited to search-based methods, sampling-based methods, optimization-based methods, linear-temporal logic, and decision making under uncertainty.
  • Integrate and evaluate combinations of motion planning and prediction algorithms
  • Design and build robust and scalable codebase that enables rapid exploration and evaluation of different motion planning approaches and algorithms.
  • Interface with perception and prediction components upstream and trajectory optimization and tracking & control components downstream
  • Participate in code reviews and mentoring sessions with senior team members
  • Develop a culture of product focused engineering, research, and development

What we're looking for:

  • Bachelor's required, Masters or PhD degree preferred in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
  • Proven impact and expertise in the robotics / autonomous vehicle field.
  • 2+ years of research experience in robotics / motion planning
  • 2+ years of C++ software development
  • Past experience taking projects from problem formulation through implementation and deployment
  • Thirst for knowledge and continuous innovation


The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program. Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range

$168,000-$225,000 USD

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