Senior Motion Planning Engineer – Parking & Autonomy (Onsite)

Lucid Motors USA, Inc.; Southfield, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Motors USA, Inc. in Michigan is seeking a Senior Motion Planning Engineer to support auto-parking and low-speed autonomy. The role centers on trajectory optimization, path smoothing, and local planning with direct impact on parking features, and requires onsite work five days a week.

The ideal candidate blends strong algorithmic foundations with production-grade software, and has hands-on experience with embedded platforms and large-scale data processing.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Robotics, Control, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of software development in autonomous driving, ADAS, or robotics.

Responsibilities

• Develop trajectory optimization algorithms for low-speed planning (iLQR/MPC).
• Improve local planners to generate production-ready trajectories.
• Refactor and scale planning stack for maintainability and performance.
• Validate solutions with simulations, logs, and multi-scenario tests.
• Prototype ML-based planning approaches and evaluate production viability.

Skills

C/C++

Real-time systems

Software integration

Education

MS/PhD in Robotics or related

Tools

NVIDIA Xavier/Orin

Infineon Aurix

Job description

Lucid Motors USA, Inc. in Michigan is seeking a Senior Motion Planning Engineer to support auto-parking and low-speed autonomy. The role centers on trajectory optimization, path smoothing, and local planning with direct impact on parking features, and requires onsite work five days a week.

The ideal candidate blends strong algorithmic foundations with production-grade software, and has hands-on experience with embedded platforms and large-scale data processing.