Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning for Autonomy

AeroVect; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build planning systems for autonomous ground support equipment in airport environments. You will own the mission, behavior, and motion planning components and drive production-grade solutions.

Collaborate with perception, controls, localization, and systems teams; mentor engineers; champion best practices in safety-critical software. The role reports to Planning Tech Lead in a fast-growing robotics-as-a-service company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Math, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Physics, or a related field.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and implementing planning modules for autonomous systems shipped to production or deployed in real-world operations.
• Strong programming skills in C++ (preferred) or Python, and experience with Linux-based operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and iterate on the mission planner, behavior planner, and motion planner for autonomous ground support equipment operating in airport airside environments.
• Drive key technical decisions across the planning stack - selecting algorithms, defining interfaces, and establishing the architecture that the team builds on.
• Prototype and evaluate new planning approaches (e.g., optimization-based methods, search-based planners, learning-augmented pipelines) and bring the best ideas to production.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with perception, controls, localization, and systems engineering teams to deliver an integrated autonomous driving system.
• Establish and promote best practices in software development, functional safety, and systems engineering as they apply to the planning domain.
• Mentor other engineers through technical guidance, code review, and design discussions.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

Problem solving

Communication

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

MS/PhD in CS/Robotics

Tools

ROS/ROS2

DDS frameworks

MISRA/ISO26262

Job description

AeroVect is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design and build planning systems for autonomous ground support equipment in airport environments. You will own the mission, behavior, and motion planning components and drive production-grade solutions.

Collaborate with perception, controls, localization, and systems teams; mentor engineers; champion best practices in safety-critical software. The role reports to Planning Tech Lead in a fast-growing robotics-as-a-service company.