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Platform Systems Engineer; Motion Planning and Control

Phoenix, AZ💼 Full-time🗓 2026-03-04 → 2026-09-25

Core

Define requirements and develop contracts for motion planning, motion control, and low-level vehicle control for Level 4 autonomous vehicles.

Role type

Senior IC Platform Systems Engineer (Motion Planning and Control)

Builds

Autonomous vehicle motion planning and control systems

Domain

Autonomous transportation / Physical AI / Vehicle Dynamics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Motion planning, Motion control, Vehicle Dynamics (VD), Low-level actuator control, Physics, Control systems, Systems Engineering, Verification and Validation (V&V), Functional safety (ISO 26262), Python, Risk modeling, Requirements decomposition, VD simulation, VD tools development

Preferred skills

End-to-end motion planning and control systems, Commercial trucking actuator systems, Optimal control systems, Rust, Build and test automation tools

Technologies

Python, Rust

Responsibilities

Create AV requirements using analytical and numerical methods, Own definition of motion planning/control contracts, Create methods using physical/simulated data to verify requirements, Advance VD simulation in AVs

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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