Staff Software Engineer: Autonomous Motion & Planning

Roboticsconnected; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to design and build planning systems for autonomous ground support equipment in airport environments. You will own mission, behavior, and motion planning, shaping the architecture of production-grade software used in airside operations.

You'll collaborate with perception, controls, and systems teams to deliver an integrated autonomous driving system, applying advanced optimization and learning-augmented approaches while promoting software safety and

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field is required or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on experience designing planning modules for autonomous systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement mission, behavior, and motion planners for airport ground support robotics.
• Drive architectural decisions across the planning stack and interfaces.
• Prototype and evaluate planning approaches and bring best ideas to production.
• Collaborate with perception, controls, localization, and systems teams to deliver integrated autonomy.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to software development and safety practices.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

Planning modules

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Robotics

Tools

ROS/ROS2

DDS middleware

Job description

AeroVect is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to design and build planning systems for autonomous ground support equipment in airport environments. You will own mission, behavior, and motion planning, shaping the architecture of production-grade software used in airside operations.

You'll collaborate with perception, controls, and systems teams to deliver an integrated autonomous driving system, applying advanced optimization and learning-augmented approaches while promoting software safety and