Senior Behavior Planning Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

Socket.dev; South San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build advanced behavior planning systems for autonomous ground vehicles in busy airside environments.

You'll own key modules in the behavior planner, tackle challenges in multi-agent interaction modeling, and ensure robust, low-latency operation across dynamic airport scenarios. This role emphasizes C++/Python implementation, testing, and collaboration with autonomy teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of industry experience in autonomous driving, robotics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement advanced behavior planning algorithms for autonomous vehicles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust integration and functionality of planning systems.
• Design, write, and maintain efficient and scalable code in C++ and Python.
• Contribute to the architecture and continuous improvement of behavior planning software.
• Conduct extensive testing in simulated environments and real-world scenarios to validate and refine behavior planning algorithms.
• Analyze system performance and implement enhancements based on data and feedback.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of code, algorithms, and system designs.

Skills

C++ (11/14/17)

Python

Debugging

Behavior planning

State machines

Behavior trees

Robotics

Education

Master’s degree in CS/Robotics

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Job description

AeroVect in the United States is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build advanced behavior planning systems for autonomous ground vehicles in busy airside environments.

You'll own key modules in the behavior planner, tackle challenges in multi-agent interaction modeling, and ensure robust, low-latency operation across dynamic airport scenarios. This role emphasizes C++/Python implementation, testing, and collaboration with autonomy teams.