Lead Motion Planning Engineer for Unstructured Environments

Torc Robotics; Oregon; Híbrido; USD 186.000 - 223.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Bonus + stock options

Paid premiums: medical, dental, vision

401K with 6% match

Flexible vacation

Holiday closures

AD&D & Life Insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Torc Robotics is hiring a Staff Motion Planning Engineer to lead the motion planning, trajectory generation, and optimization for autonomous trucks. You will shape architectural decisions, guide multi-team efforts, and drive reliable, scalable autonomy software in collaboration with autonomy, controls, safety, and validation teams.

You will develop production-quality C++ code in Linux, implement planning solutions, and contribute to validation and deployment of planning capabilities across

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with extensive experience or advanced degree with several years in staff-level leadership
• Proven experience leading large cross-functional technical initiatives across engineering teams
• Deep expertise in robotics or autonomous systems software development
• Strong C++ development within Linux environments
• Experience with motion planning, trajectory generation, and decision-making systems
• Solid understanding of vehicle dynamics and planning system architecture
• Excellent troubleshooting and collaboration skills

Responsabilidades

• Define and maintain architectural vision across teams and services for scalable software
• Lead major technical initiatives including platform modernization and performance optimization
• Mentor senior engineers and grow future staff/principal engineers
• Develop production-quality planning software and ensure safety and reliability
• Collaborate with Safety, Controls, Perception, Validation, and Simulation teams
• Oversee validation across SiL/HiL/ViL environments
• Support deployment and post-deployment investigations

Conocimientos

Modern C++

Linux

Motion planning

Trajectory optimization

Robotics software

Cross-functional leadership

Architectural vision

Diagnostics & debugging

Educación

Bachelor's in CS/Robotics/EE

MS or PhD with relevant experience

Herramientas

Git

Build systems

ROS/ROS2

Autoware/Apollo

CUDA / GPU acceleration

Descripción del empleo

Torc Robotics is hiring a Staff Motion Planning Engineer to lead the motion planning, trajectory generation, and optimization for autonomous trucks. You will shape architectural decisions, guide multi-team efforts, and drive reliable, scalable autonomy software in collaboration with autonomy, controls, safety, and validation teams.

You will develop production-quality C++ code in Linux, implement planning solutions, and contribute to validation and deployment of planning capabilities across