Senior Motion Planning Engineer for Autonomous Trucks

Plusai; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch and snacks

401(k) plan

Competitive benefits

Job summary

PlusAI in Silicon Valley is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Motion Planning team. You will research, develop, and implement planning technologies that let PlusAI’s trucks handle complex, real-world driving scenarios safely and human-like.

Ideal candidates have an MS or PhD in CS/Robotics, strong C++ production skills (Python a plus), and hands-on experience with planning algorithms, ROS, and optimization tools.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in CS/Robotics or related field.
• Strong production software development in C++.
• Experience designing planning algorithms on real-world robotics/vehicles.
• Solid math/physics foundations (kinematics/dynamics).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement algorithms for decision-making and trajectory generation; ensure safety, comfort, reliability across driving conditions.
• Bring robotics and ML techniques from research into production-grade, safety-critical systems.
• Collaborate with ML and prediction teams to integrate probabilistic, multi-future representations into planning decisions.
• Use CasADi/Acados and ROS to integrate planning algorithms into the production stack.
• Perform system diagnostics and tuning with visualization tools.

Skills

C++

Python

Robotics

Motion planning

Trajectory generation

Optimal control

Math fundamentals

Communication

Education

MS or PhD in CS/Robotics

Tools

ROS

Git

CasADi

Acados

Job description

PlusAI in Silicon Valley is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Motion Planning team. You will research, develop, and implement planning technologies that let PlusAI’s trucks handle complex, real-world driving scenarios safely and human-like.

Ideal candidates have an MS or PhD in CS/Robotics, strong C++ production skills (Python a plus), and hands-on experience with planning algorithms, ROS, and optimization tools.