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Senior Motion Planning Engineer - Trajectory Generation
MotionalBoston, MA · Remote · full time · Senior
$172,000 – $229,000
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What this role is
This role focuses on developing motion planning algorithms and trajectory optimization for autonomous vehicles at a robotaxi company. You'll design control systems, implement optimization-based planning, and collaborate across teams to advance production autonomous driving technology.
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What they ask for
Required
- 3+ years C++ software development
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- Experience with Model Predictive Control (MPC) and motion planning
- Understanding of numerical optimization algorithms
- Experience with optimization solvers
- Demonstrated ability to own technical features from problem formulation through implementation
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Python
- Experience with planning under uncertainty
- Experience with simulation environments