Gatik · 5 months ago
Senior/Staff Behavior Planning Engineer
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $260K/yr
3+ years expGatik is a leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service solution. The Senior/Staff Behavior Planning Engineer will design and maintain the core behavior planning system for autonomous vehicles, ensuring safe and intelligent decision-making in complex scenarios.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous Vehicles
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain the core behavior planning system for autonomous vehicles, enabling intelligent, interpretable, and safe decision-making in complex real-world scenarios
Develop and extend behavior tree architectures for hierarchical decision logic, including support for mission planning, tactical maneuvers, and contingency handling
Collaborate closely with the motion planning, prediction, and control teams to ensure seamless transitions from high-level decisions to executable trajectories
Build and optimize C++-based software infrastructure for behavior planning, including tools for simulation, debugging, visualization, and closed-loop testing
Evaluate planner performance in diverse real-world and simulated environments; identify failure modes and develop strategies to improve robustness and generalization
Participate in design reviews and system integration across the full autonomy stack
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance for junior team members
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. with 3+ years or Master's with 5+ years of industry experience in robotics, autonomous systems, or behavior planning
Proven experience in behavior planning, including use of behavior trees, finite state machines, or rule-based planners in autonomous driving or robotics applications
Strong proficiency in C++ with a deep understanding of performance, memory management, and software architecture in production systems
Solid understanding of motion planning and prediction interfaces, with experience building real-time, safety-critical systems
Strong debugging, system thinking, and collaborative communication skills
Preferred
Knowledge of diffusion models and/or Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models is a strong plus
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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