Principal Engineer / Director, Motion Planning

PlusAI, Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

PlusAI, Inc. is seeking an experienced senior engineer to lead a team focused on motion forecasting and planning for autonomous vehicles.

You will oversee planning, execution, and success of projects, and you will actively code prototypes to test novel algorithms. You will scale ML pipelines from data ingestion to deployment, promote technical excellence, and ensure work meets customer requirements and company QMS standards.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience building data-driven, fault-tolerant systems.
• Proven record of delivering a DL based system.
• MS or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive experience designing and building modern planning systems (a big plus).
• Passionate about writing robust, safety-critical, efficient C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and expand a team focused on motion forecasting & planning for self-driving vehicles.
• Own overall planning, execution, and success of autonomous driving projects; develop prototypes to test algorithms.
• Foster experimentation, innovation, and technical excellence with accountability.
• Scale end-to-end ML pipelines from data ingestion to deployment and monitoring.
• Present progress to senior leadership and cross-functional teams; ensure alignment with customer requirements and quality policies.
• Ensure compliance with QMS and drive process improvements within the team.

Skills

Data-driven systems

Fault-tolerant design

DL-based system

C++

Python

Education

MS/PhD in Computer Science

Job description

• Develop safety-critical software for self-driving vehicles by leading, managing, and expanding a team focused on the motion forecasting & planning.
• Assume responsibility for the overall planning, execution, and success of autonomous driving related projectsActively code and develop prototypes to test novel algorithms and ideas.
• Foster a culture of experimentation and innovation, while promoting technical excellence and accountability within the team.
• Scale end-to-end ML pipelines for research and production, from data ingestion and pre-processing to model training, validation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Stay on top of the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in machine learning and artificial intelligence.
• Present the progress to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure that technical work meets customer requirements, regulatory standards, and company quality policies.
• Ensure that your work is performed in accordance with the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) requirements and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure team compliance with QMS, monitor quality, and drive process improvements.

Required Skills

• 7-10 years of experience building data-driven, fault-tolerant systems
• Proven record of delivering a DL based system
• MS or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Extensive experience designing and building modern planning systems a big plus
• Passionate about writing amazing, robust, safety-critical, efficient C++ and Python

Preferred Skills

• Experience in deep learning, mobile robotics, geometric modeling and trajectory generation

Salary Range

• $200,000 - 280,000

Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience.