Motion Planning Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

Front Door Defense; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Stock options

Job summary

Front Door Defense is looking for a Software Engineer specializing in motion planning for autonomous vehicles in Seattle. The role involves improving driving behaviors and creating algorithmic enhancements while leveraging extensive backend tooling for testing.

Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree in Computer Science, fluency in C++, and experience with real-time algorithms. The compensation includes a salary range of $154,000 to $246,000, along with stock options and benefital packages.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science or related field and relevant experience.
• Fluency in C++ programming language.
• Demonstrated ability to create real-time motion planning algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Create principled algorithmic improvements to driving behavior.
• Test changes across various driving situations using backend tooling.
• Lead on-vehicle drive reviews to generate feedback on performance.

Skills

Fluency in C++

Understanding of configuration spaces

Real-time motion planning algorithms

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

ROS

CUDA

Job description

Front Door Defense is looking for a Software Engineer specializing in motion planning for autonomous vehicles in Seattle. The role involves improving driving behaviors and creating algorithmic enhancements while leveraging extensive backend tooling for testing.

Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree in Computer Science, fluency in C++, and experience with real-time algorithms. The compensation includes a salary range of $154,000 to $246,000, along with stock options and benefital packages.