Software Engineer - Motion Planning (Fallback Stack)
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale
Roboticsonsitemid-senior$151k–$240k
At a glance
Highlights
- Design fallback planners for safe slow-downs, pull-overs and safe stops.
- Evaluate planners at scale with simulation and real-world data to guide tuning.
- Build reusable fallback platform used across trucking and autonomy programs.
Ideal candidate
Motion planning engineer with 4+ years in robotics who thrives on safety-critical, deterministic systems. Systems thinker who loves large-scale evaluation and cross-functional collaboration to make autonomy reliably safe.
Requirements
- 4+ years experience in motion planning for autonomous vehicles or robotics
- Strong foundation in motion planning algorithms and trajectory generation
- Experience building deterministic, safety-critical planning systems
- Data-driven mindset for large-scale evaluation, debugging and tuning
- Proficiency in C++ and real-time systems
- Strong systems thinking and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field
- remote policy
- Full-time employees work in-office 5 days a week with occasional flexibility
Lab profile
About Applied Intuition
Builds simulation, vehicle OS, and autonomy infrastructure for automotive, defense, and heavy industries.
What they build
- Autonomy software stacks
- Vehicle operating systems
- Simulation and validation tooling
Known for
- Trusted by 18 of top 20 global automakers
- Expertise across automotive, defense, trucking, mining and agriculture
- Full-stack coverage from tooling to OS to autonomy
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Silicon Valley
- Valued at $15 billion
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