Motional · 2 months ago
Principal Engineer Motion Planning
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$172K/yr - $172K/yr
2+ years expMotional is a driverless technology company dedicated to making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. In this role, you will develop algorithms and software to generate safe and intuitive routes for autonomous vehicles, while collaborating with various components of the technology stack.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesFleet ManagementInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Develop a variety of algorithms on planning for autonomous driving, including but not limited to search-based methods, sampling-based methods, optimization-based methods, linear-temporal logic, and decision making under uncertainty
Integrate and evaluate combinations of motion planning and prediction algorithms
Design and build robust and scalable codebase that enables rapid exploration and evaluation of different motion planning approaches and algorithms
Interface with perception and prediction components upstream and trajectory optimization and tracking & control components downstream
Participate in code reviews and mentoring sessions with senior team members
Develop a culture of product focused engineering, research, and development
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's required, Masters or PhD degree preferred in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
Proven impact and expertise in the robotics / autonomous vehicle field
2+ years of research experience in robotics / motion planning
2+ years of C++ software development
Past experience taking projects from problem formulation through implementation and deployment
Thirst for knowledge and continuous innovation
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
Motional
Motional offers an autonomous driving platform for robotaxi providers, fleet operators, and automotive manufacturers.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2024-05-03Acquired
2024-03-15Seed
Leadership Team
Laura Major
President and CEO
Balajee Kannan
Vice President, Autonomy
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