Autonomy Motion Planning Engineer

Decisive Point; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition in the United States is seeking an Autonomy Engineer to develop, integrate, and test core path planning capabilities for aerial platforms across Group 1-5, collaborating with teams to support both commercial and defense applications.

The role requires 3-5 years in autonomous robotics, 3D path planning (RRT*), 2.5D planning (A*), and strong C++/Python skills; travel is possible and security clearance may be required.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience in autonomous vehicle motion planning, robotics, or related field.
• Experience in 3D+ path planning using sampling based methods such as RRT* or similar.
• Experience in 2/2.5D grid based planning methods such as A* or similar.
• Experience developing autonomy algorithms in either C++ or Python
• Experience developing or implementing outer-loop control systems
• Strong functional, procedural, data-oriented, and object-oriented programming experience
• Experience using git, Visual Studio Code, GitLab
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible for U.S. Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Write software that operates real autonomous aircraft systems including fighter aircraft, maritime surface vessels, group 1-5 UAVs, and simulated models to accomplish tactical military missions
• Build, leverage, and improve aerial autonomy software architectures deployed on real systems to accomplish military missions
• Collaborate with DoD warfighter domain experts and 3rd party UAS vehicle vendors to develop and integrate autonomy software onto OEM hardware

Skills

Autonomous vehicle motion planning

3D path planning (RRT*)

2.5D planning (A*)

C++ or Python

Outer-loop control systems

General programming (functional/OO)

Git / VS Code / GitLab

US citizenship + security clearance

Tools

Git

VS Code

GitLab

Job description

Applied Intuition in the United States is seeking an Autonomy Engineer to develop, integrate, and test core path planning capabilities for aerial platforms across Group 1-5, collaborating with teams to support both commercial and defense applications.

The role requires 3-5 years in autonomous robotics, 3D path planning (RRT*), 2.5D planning (A*), and strong C++/Python skills; travel is possible and security clearance may be required.