Software Engineer - Motion Planning

MOTIONAL SINGAPORE PTE. LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading autonomous vehicle technology company in Singapore is seeking a software engineer to develop state-of-the-art motion planning algorithms for robotaxis. Candidates should have 2+ years of C++ experience and a degree in a relevant field. The role involves collaborating on technical discussions, investigating performance issues, and leading feature development. This position presents an exciting opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge innovations in autonomous vehicles.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in modern C++ software development.
• In-depth understanding of motion planning and navigation algorithms.
• Proven experience in leading technical development and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to technical discussions on new features and improvements.
• Investigate performance issues with detailed analysis.
• Explain trade-offs and complex concepts to peers to drive decisions.

Skills

C++ software development

Algorithm development

Robotics

Problem formulation

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Overview

In our Motion Planning team, you\'ll apply your passion for robotics and software development for production-ready autonomous vehicles. In this role, you\'ll perform groundbreaking research, conduct design processes, and implement performance-critical algorithms to generate safe, comfortable, and intuitive autonomous vehicle behaviors across Motional’s fleet of robotaxis.

Technical Scope

• Develop state-of-the-art motion planning algorithms to ensure the vehicle autonomously navigates safely and smoothly.


• Design and build robust and scalable software that enables rapid exploration and evaluation of different motion planning approaches and algorithms.


• Collaborate with upstream decision/behavior planning, prediction, and downstream motion tracking algorithms.


• Leverage modern development toolchains to enable rapid development cycles, including testing, simulation, and continuous integration.

Role responsibilities

• Actively contribute to technical team discussions on new features and formulation improvements and bring new ideas.


• Investigate on-road performance with root cause analysis and in-depth bug finding.


• Understands and explains trade-offs and complex concepts to peers and leaders to drive decisions

What we\'re looking for

• 2+ years of modern C++ software development


• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree preferred in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a 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.

Bonus

• Knowledge of Python


• Experience with Machine Learning based planning/control methods