Senior Motion Planning Architect - Autonomous Vehicles

Motional; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional is seeking a Staff Engineer in Motion Planning to advance production-ready autonomous vehicle software. You’ll design and implement high-performance motion planning algorithms, collaborate across decision-making, prediction, and tracking modules, and leverage the latest toolchains for testing, simulation, and CI.

With 5-7+ years of experience, a strong C++ background, and degrees in robotics, CS, or related fields, you’ll own multi-quarter technical roadmaps and lead architecture

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of professional software development experience, preferably in C++.
• Bachelor’s required; Masters or PhD degree preferred in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with algorithm development in motion planning, navigation, or any robotics or safety-critical systems.
• Experience owning and leading technical development on features from problem formulation through algorithm design and implementation to delivery with impact.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute multi-quarter technical roadmaps and OKRs spanning multiple sub-systems and influencing partner teams’ technical directions.
• Lead technical discussions and establish team-level processes for system-level design, review, and implementation of advanced features and formulation improvements.
• Own system-level architecture for core products, driving incident response and severity reviews to optimize on-road performance and reliability.
• Mentor junior and senior team members to cultivate a department-wide culture of product-focused engineering and robust documentation.

Skills

C++

Robotics

Algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

Motional is seeking a Staff Engineer in Motion Planning to advance production-ready autonomous vehicle software. You’ll design and implement high-performance motion planning algorithms, collaborate across decision-making, prediction, and tracking modules, and leverage the latest toolchains for testing, simulation, and CI.

With 5-7+ years of experience, a strong C++ background, and degrees in robotics, CS, or related fields, you’ll own multi-quarter technical roadmaps and lead architecture