Engineer, Systems Readiness & Performance Feature

motional; United States; Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Job summary

Motional is seeking a Feature Engineer to help design and refine autonomous vehicle features for a driverless robotaxi launch. You will validate autonomy stack behavior, set system performance targets, and ensure safety by building robust verification suites and data-driven performance measures.

The role emphasizes collaboration across product, autonomy, operations, and safety teams, plus hands-on testing including HIL/SIL to drive complex projects to completion in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with at least one year of experience in robotics or autonomous systems.
• Strong technical writing to communicate root cause analysis, design goals, and verification objectives.
• Experience with systems engineering processes and safety analyses.
• Hands-on robotics validation testing including HIL, SIL, and integration software testing.
• Ability to drive complex projects to completion in a pragmatic, results-oriented way.

Responsibilities

• Design new autonomous vehicle features and continuously improve existing features for performance and safety.
• Collaborate with product, autonomy, operations, and safety teams to define vehicle behaviors and targets.
• Establish validation and verification suites across software integration, simulation, HIL, and closed-course testing.
• Build rigorous performance measures and automated checks for testing and in-service data monitoring.
• Conduct safety analyses on feature designs to ensure safe and compliant operations.
• Investigate root causes of issues observed during testing or on-road and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Technical writing

Systems engineering

Safety analysis

Robotics validation testing (HIL/SIL)

Project execution mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics/Autonomous Systems/Control Systems/Systems Engineering/CS

Tools

Python

SQL

MATLAB

Job description

Role overview

This Feature Engineer position sits within a Systems Readiness and Performance team that bridges software development and real-world deployment for autonomous vehicles. The role supports a commercial driverless robotaxi launch by designing and improving AV features, validating autonomy stack behavior, and establishing system performance targets that satisfy a rigorous safety case.

Responsibilities

• Design new autonomous vehicle features and continuously improve existing features for enhanced performance and safety


• Collaborate with product, autonomy, operations, and safety teams to define desired vehicle behaviors and design targets


• Establish validation and verification suites across software integration, simulation, Hardware-in-the-Loop, and closed-course test tracks


• Build rigorous performance measures and automated checks for both controlled testing and in-service data monitoring


• Conduct thorough safety analysis on feature designs to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operations


• Investigate root causes of issues observed during testing or on-road and recommend corrective actions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Control Systems, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with at least one year of experience


• Strong technical writing skills to communicate root cause analysis, design goals, and verification objectives


• Demonstrated experience with systems engineering and safety analysis processes


• Pragmatic, results-oriented engineering mindset with a proven ability to drive complex projects to completion


• Hands-on experience with robotics validation testing including HIL, SIL, and integration software level testing

Nice to have

• Proficiency in programmatic data analysis and visualization using Python, SQL, or MATLAB


• Prior experience working directly on autonomous vehicles or advanced driver-assistance systems

Benefits and work setup

• Hybrid schedule with in-office time in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas, or fully remote option


• Estimated base salary range of $123,000-$163,500, with potential additional compensation in the form of bonus or company equity


• Benefits program eligibility including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, and health savings accounts


• Life insurance, pet insurance, and additional health and wellness programs