Senior Motion Planning Engineer - Autonomous Driving

Motional; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional is seeking a staff engineer to advance motion planning and robotics software across its autonomous vehicle platform. You will shape research, design processes, and implement performance-critical algorithms to deliver safe, comfortable robotaxi behaviors across the fleet.

You will lead architecture, drive multi-quarter roadmaps, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, scalable software and reliable on-road performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5-7+ years of professional software development experience, preferably in C++.
• Experience with algorithm development in motion planning, navigation, or robotics/safety-critical systems.
• Experience owning and leading technical development from problem formulation through design and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute multi-quarter technical roadmaps and OKRs spanning multiple sub-systems.
• Lead technical discussions and establish team-level processes for system-level design and implementation of advanced features.
• Own system-level architecture for core products, driving incident response and reliability improvements.
• Mentor junior and senior team members to foster product-focused engineering and robust documentation.

Skills

C++

Robotics

Software development

Algorithms

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Masters or PhD preferred

Tools

Git

ROS

CI/CD

Job description

Motional is seeking a staff engineer to advance motion planning and robotics software across its autonomous vehicle platform. You will shape research, design processes, and implement performance-critical algorithms to deliver safe, comfortable robotaxi behaviors across the fleet.

You will lead architecture, drive multi-quarter roadmaps, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, scalable software and reliable on-road performance.