Staff Motion Planning Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop a variety of algorithms for autonomous driving planning, including search-based, sampling-based, and optimization-based methods
• Integrate and evaluate combinations of motion planning and prediction algorithms
• Design and build a robust and scalable codebase for rapid exploration of motion planning approaches
• Interface with perception, prediction, trajectory optimization, and control components
• Participate in code reviews and mentor senior team members
• Develop a culture of product-focused engineering and research

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required (Masters or PhD preferred) in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
• Proven expertise in the robotics or autonomous vehicle field
• 2+ years of research experience in robotics or motion planning
• 2+ years of C++ software development experience
• Experience taking projects from problem formulation through implementation and deployment

About the Company

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is working to transform transportation through first-of-its-kind autonomous technology.