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Senior Motion Planning Engineer - Trajectory Generation

Boston🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $172,000–$172,000🗓 2026-07-15 → 2026-07-30

Core

Develop state-of-the-art motion control and trajectory optimization algorithms to ensure safe and comfortable vehicle motion for production-ready autonomous vehicles.

Role type

Senior IC motion planning engineer (trajectory generation)

Builds

Production-ready autonomous vehicle motion control and trajectory optimization systems

Domain

Autonomous driving, robotics, vehicle dynamics

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C++ software development, Model Predictive Control (MPC), motion planning, planning under uncertainty, vehicle dynamics and control, numerical optimization algorithms, optimization solvers (IPOPT, Gurobi), algorithm design and implementation

Preferred skills

Python, simulation environments

Technologies

C++, IPOPT, Gurobi, simulation environments

Responsibilities

Develop state-of-the-art motion control and trajectory optimization algorithms; Design and build robust and scalable software for real on-road impact; Provide high-quality code and design reviews; Leverage modern development toolchains including testing, simulation, and continuous integration; Mentor junior team members

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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