# Senior Motion Planning Engineer

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/606418e4-0912-45a3-93c5-22e2c4c68842

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

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Boston, MA
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 172000 – 229000 USD per year

## Summary

This role leads research and algorithm development for motion planning in autonomous vehicles, combining robotics expertise with production-ready software engineering. It suits someone with deep experience in motion planning and control systems who wants to apply cutting-edge research to real-world autonomous driving at scale.

_Our summary, not Motional's wording._

## Skills named

C++, Robotics

## Required

- PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field, or Master's degree with 2+ years of robotics experience
- 5+ years of research experience in robotics and motion planning
- 3+ years of C++ software development for high-performance systems
- Demonstrated technical leadership on complex features from conception through production deployment

## Nice to have

- Probabilistic modeling experience including GMMs, HMMs, and Particle Filters
- Bayesian modeling and inference for decision-making under uncertainty
- Bazel build framework experience

Apply on Motional's site: https://motional.com/open-positions/?gh_jid=7984262003#/7984262003