Staff Robotics Planning & Controls Engineer

General Motors; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior/Staff Robotics Planning and Control Engineer to lead algorithms for motion and behavioral planning in autonomous systems. You will drive design, implementation, and integration across perception, localization, and hardware teams.

You will mentor engineers, shape software architecture, and optimize performance for real-time operation, with a focus on safety and reliability in complex environments.

Qualifications

• Degree in robotics, CS, EE, or related field.
• 5+ years in motion planning, controls or autonomy.
• Strong C++ and Python programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead motion and behavior planning algorithm development and deployment.
• Develop path planning and trajectory generation under constraints.
• Optimize real-time planning software for hardware limits.
• Collaborate with localization, perception and hardware teams.
• Use SIL and simulations for evaluation and validation.
• Provide technical leadership and contribute to software architecture.

Skills

Motion planning

Controls

C++

Python

ROS/ROS 2

MPC

Education

Bachelors or higher

Tools

Simulation tooling

SIL/HIL

Job description

General Motors in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior/Staff Robotics Planning and Control Engineer to lead algorithms for motion and behavioral planning in autonomous systems. You will drive design, implementation, and integration across perception, localization, and hardware teams.

You will mentor engineers, shape software architecture, and optimize performance for real-time operation, with a focus on safety and reliability in complex environments.