Senior Motion Planning Engineer - Autonomous Ground Ops

AeroVect; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect is building autonomous ground support systems for airport operations with a focus on reliable planning software. We seek a Staff Software Engineer to own mission, behavior, and motion planning components for airside environments.

You will drive architectural decisions, evaluate new planning approaches, and collaborate across perception, controls, and localization teams to deliver a robust autonomous system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in a technical field.
• Hands-on design and implementation of planning modules for autonomous systems.
• Strong C++ (preferred) or Python and Linux experience.
• Ability to solve ambiguous problems with solid architecture.
• Excellent communication and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement mission, behavior, and motion planners for autonomous ground support.
• Make architectural decisions across the planning stack and interfaces.
• Prototype planning approaches and bring to production.
• Collaborate with perception, controls, localization, and systems teams.
• Promote software engineering and safety practices in planning domain.
• Mentor engineers through guidance and code reviews.

Skills

C++ (preferred)

Python

Linux

Planning modules

Autonomous systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Robotics or related field

Tools

ROS/ROS2

DDS frameworks

Job description

AeroVect is building autonomous ground support systems for airport operations with a focus on reliable planning software. We seek a Staff Software Engineer to own mission, behavior, and motion planning components for airside environments.

You will drive architectural decisions, evaluate new planning approaches, and collaborate across perception, controls, and localization teams to deliver a robust autonomous system.