Gatik · 5 months ago
Senior/ Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $260K/yr
3+ years expGatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service solution. They are seeking senior or staff software engineers to join their planning team to build motion planning and decision-making systems and help mature new products all the way through to production.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous Vehicles
Responsibilities
Design, build, and test the algorithms for motion and behavior planning for autonomous driving on urban roads and highways
Provide end-to-end ownership of the path planning and decision-making systems, ensuring that the behavior of Gatik's vehicles is safe, smooth, and predictable to other road users
Build tools that prioritize and debug issues and contribute to the development of simulation architecture to enable Gatik's software stack to be trained, tested, prototyped, and validated in a virtual environment
Develop a thorough understanding of the constraints and challenges of path planning for Gatik's unique use case and ODD
Own the vehicle functions end to end, integrate the algorithms into Gatik's software stack, and mature them to production quality
Automate scenario generation of on-road experiences using analytical and learned techniques
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. with 3+ years of industry experience or Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant industry experience
Deep expertise in search-based planning, model predictive control (MPC), optimization, and/or trajectory generation
Proficient in C++ with hands-on experience in Python
Proven experience in designing and implementing real-time, on-device behavior and motion planning/control algorithms
Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineers on system integration and large-scale product deployment
Strong background in conducting thorough code and design reviews
Company
Gatik
Gatik is developing technology for autonomous light & medium duty trucks for B2B short-haul logistics.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$152.86MKey Investors
Nippon Express USAITOCHU CorporationIsuzu
2024-08-21Corporate Round
2024-06-10Series Unknown
2024-05-14Corporate Round· $30M
Leadership Team
Gautam Narang
CEO & Co-Founder
Apeksha Kumavat
Co-Founder & Chief Engineer
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