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Raise Robotics · 2 days ago

Motion Planning Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
date3+ years exp
Raise Robotics is focused on building robots that work in challenging environments, such as construction sites and factories. They are seeking a Motion Planning Engineer to develop models and algorithms for safe and reliable robot trajectories, while also implementing and testing the onboard motion planning stack.
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Responsibilities

Work with existing motion planning libraries and develop custom motion planning algorithms for mobile manipulation
Develop state of the art approaches to train and deploy imitation/reinforcement learning models for motion planning
Design and implement metrics for tracking performance and continuous improvement
Create testing processes in both software and hardware

Qualification

Motion planning softwareClassical motion planningMachine learning modelsSimulation toolsTrajectory generation

Required

At least 3 years developing motion planning software in a professional setting
Expertise with classical motion planning for articulated robots, such as 6-DOF/7-DOF arms, legged robots, snake robots, or humanoid robots
Experience with motion planning for navigation in unstructured environments
Previous experience deploying robots to work in semi-structured and unstructured environments using perception
Experience developing machine learning models for trajectory generation using RL or IL
Familiarity using simulation tools such as Gazebo, Mujoco, or Isaac

Company

Raise Robotics

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Construction Robotics
dateFounded in 2021
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
http://www.raiserobotics.ai/

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (2)
2024 (1)
2023 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$13.7M
Key Investors
MaC Venture Capital
2025-07-30Seed· $7.75M
2023-11-07Seed· $5.95M
2023-01-24Pre Seed

Leadership Team

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Conley Oster
Co-Founder
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Gary Chen
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