Senior Behavior & Motion Planning Engineer

Zoox; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 242,000 - 349,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Amazon RSUs

Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights

Job summary

Zoox in Foster City is seeking an experienced engineer to enhance the capabilities of its autonomous vehicle fleet. This role focuses on developing algorithmic improvements and ensuring effective performance under various operational conditions.

Ideal candidates should have a Master's degree in Computer Science and over 7 years of relevant experience, including proficiency in C++. This position offers a competitive salary range of $242,000 - $349,000 plus comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in programming and algorithm design.
• Understanding of vehicle kinematics is critical.
• Experience shipping products to market, especially in robotics or consumer devices.

Responsibilities

• Create principled algorithmic improvements to driving behavior.
• Develop strategies to mitigate performance degradation under failure modes.
• Architect scalable solutions integrating with the driving stack.
• Define and execute tests for developed algorithms.

Skills

Fluency in C++

Algorithm design

Programming

Vehicle kinematics

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Zoox in Foster City is seeking an experienced engineer to enhance the capabilities of its autonomous vehicle fleet. This role focuses on developing algorithmic improvements and ensuring effective performance under various operational conditions.

Ideal candidates should have a Master's degree in Computer Science and over 7 years of relevant experience, including proficiency in C++. This position offers a competitive salary range of $242,000 - $349,000 plus comprehensive benefits.