# Principal Engineer Motion Planning

Hiring organization: [Motional](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/motional)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/208b39b6-a886-4afa-bc57-68ca3fcd3532

Listed on Motional's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Principal
- Location: Boston, MA
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 240000 – 330000 USD per year

## Summary

Motional seeks a senior technical leader to architect and advance motion planning algorithms and systems for autonomous vehicles, guiding research innovation and mentoring teams through production deployment. This role suits experienced roboticists and software engineers who want to shape the core autonomous driving technology at scale.

_Our summary, not Motional's wording._

## Skills named

C++, Machine Learning, Robotics

## Required

- PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field, or Master's with 7+ years robotics/AV experience
- 10+ years research experience in robotics and motion planning with track record of state-of-the-art contributions
- 5+ years C++ software development for high-performance systems
- Experience owning and leading technical development of complex features from research through production deployment

## Nice to have

- Experience with probabilistic models including Gaussian mixture models, Hidden Markov Models, and Particle Filters
- Experience with machine learning techniques for decision making under uncertainty
- Experience with Bazel build framework

Apply on Motional's site: https://motional.com/open-positions/?gh_jid=6655571003#/6655571003