Senior Robotics Motion Planning Engineer for Fleet AMR

ArcBest | Vaux; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ArcBest is seeking a Robotics Engineer III - Motion Planning to lead scalable motion planning architectures for fleet-wide AMR navigation, focusing on high-performance optimization, AI-driven behavioral planning, and large-scale robotic coordination.

The role requires expertise in graph search, optimization-based planners, and reinforcement learning-based motion strategies, with real-time integration to perception and control.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Robotics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field required.
• PhD in Robotics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
• 4+ years in robotics motion planning, AI-driven decision models, or multi-agent autonomy.
• Experience with high-performance robotic software development.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable motion planning frameworks for fleet deployments.
• Develop and refine AI-driven motion planning (RL, imitation learning, deep MPC).
• Implement real-time model predictive planners using CasADi, ACADOS, and solvers.
• Lead cross-functional collaborations and mentor junior engineers in motion planning.
• Occasional travel 25%-50% for testing at customer sites.

Skills

Motion planning

Multi-agent planning

Reinforcement learning

C++/Python

AI-driven planning

Education

Master's Degree in Robotics

PhD in Robotics

Tools

CasADi

ACADOS

Optimization solvers

Job description

ArcBest is seeking a Robotics Engineer III - Motion Planning to lead scalable motion planning architectures for fleet-wide AMR navigation, focusing on high-performance optimization, AI-driven behavioral planning, and large-scale robotic coordination.

The role requires expertise in graph search, optimization-based planners, and reinforcement learning-based motion strategies, with real-time integration to perception and control.