Senior Motion Planning & Controls Engineer - Autonomous Driving

Jobless; Southfield (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Motors in Southfield, MI is seeking a Senior Motion Planning Engineer to advance auto-parking and low-speed autonomy. You will own trajectory optimization and local planning with production-grade impact on features like Auto Park and Summon.

The ideal candidate has strong C/C++ and embedded systems experience, plus a track record delivering ADAS features end-to-end. This is an onsite role in Michigan.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Robotics, Control, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of software development experience in autonomous driving, ADAS, or robotics.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ with software engineering design principles.
• Proven track record delivering ADAS/AD features through full production lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience with embedded platforms (e.g., NVIDIA Xavier/Orin, Infineon Aurix).
• Demonstrated ability to build production-grade systems, including large-scale architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop trajectory optimization algorithms (e.g., iLQR/MPC) for low-speed scenarios.
• Refactor and scale planning stack architecture for maintainability and extensibility.
• Debug, validate, and deploy planning solutions using simulations and vehicle logs.
• Evaluate new approaches (e.g., ML-driven planning) and benchmark for production viability.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Autonomous driving

Real-time systems

Large-scale data

Software integration

Education

MS/PhD in Robotics, Control, EE

Tools

NVIDIA Xavier/Orin

Infineon Aurix

Job description

Lucid Motors in Southfield, MI is seeking a Senior Motion Planning Engineer to advance auto-parking and low-speed autonomy. You will own trajectory optimization and local planning with production-grade impact on features like Auto Park and Summon.

The ideal candidate has strong C/C++ and embedded systems experience, plus a track record delivering ADAS features end-to-end. This is an onsite role in Michigan.