Software Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles (Motion Planning)
Core
Design, implement, and test safe, efficient, and reliable vehicle software/hardware systems for highway and urban autonomous driving, specifically focusing on motion planning and behavior logic.
Role type
Senior IC motion planning engineer (autonomous vehicles)
Builds
Core behavior planning logic, trajectory generation systems, and safe planning behaviors for L2/L3 autonomy.
Domain
Autonomous driving, robotics, embedded systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
C++ (real-time systems), Python, planning algorithms (search, sampling, optimization), decision architectures (FSMs, behavior trees), vehicle kinematics and dynamics, ROS/ROS2
Preferred skills
Public road planner deployment, real-world disengagement data analysis, CARLA or custom scenario frameworks
Technologies
C++, Python, ROS, ROS2, CARLA
Responsibilities
Architect core behavior planning logic for complex maneuvers; Optimize trajectories balancing safety, comfort, and progress; Translate traffic rules and ODD constraints into safe planning behaviors; Solve long-tail edge cases (pedestrians, occlusions, construction zones); Drive cross-functional integration with perception, prediction, localization, and control modules; Test and validate solutions via simulations, closed-course trials, and on-road testing; Optimize for real-time deterministic performance on embedded hardware.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC