Lead Motion Planning Architect for Autonomous Driving

Motional

Pittsburgh (Allegheny County)

On-site

USD 212,000 - 284,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k with company match

Health Savings Account

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Motional is seeking a technical expert for its Planning team to define motion planning and control systems for secure, effective, and comfortable fleet operation in complex environments. This role requires expertise in cutting-edge research, advanced algorithm development, and robust software building to generate safe, intuitive routes and motions.

You will lead research, collaborate across teams, and build a scalable codebase while mentoring others.

Qualifications

PhD preferred in Robotics, CS, CE, ME, or related field, or MS with 7+ years in robotics.
10+ years of robotics/motion planning research with leadership.
5+ years of C++ development for high-performance systems.
Experience leading complex features from concept to deployment.
Strong drive for innovation and technical leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead R&D of novel motion planning algorithms and subsystems.
Lead cross-functional projects to define interfaces.
Monitor system performance and craft improvement strategies.
Guide teams to deliver end-to-end planning solutions.
Architect and integrate planning, prediction, and control modules.
Build a robust, scalable codebase for rapid exploration and evaluation.
Collaborate with perception, prediction, trajectory optimization upstream/downstream.
Mentor junior and senior engineers to foster engineering excellence.