Staff Autonomy Engineer- Behavior and Motion Planning (R6007)
San Diego, Californiafull time
On Site
senior
H1B: no
Responsibilities
The Pilot team develops the algorithms and production software that enable intelligent systems to decide what to do and how to do it in uncertain, dynamic environments. Our work spans mission and task planning, motion planning, effects and action planning, and learned planning approaches. Depending on the team, you may work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, optimization, and real-time autonomous systems.
As a member of Behavior and Motion planning team, you will leverage your expertise in robotics to develop, deploy, and optimize path planning algorithms for autonomous systems that operate in complex, real-world environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions that advance the state of Hivemind SDK. You will also contribute to developing technical requirements, test plans, and validating the performance of algorithms.
We are hiring software engineers across multiple experience levels. The scope of the role will be calibrated to the candidate's experience, from implementing and validating well-defined planning components to owning major technical capabilities, shaping architecture and roadmaps, and mentoring other engineers.
Research, design, and implement state-of-the-art algorithms for autonomous trajectory planning
and control for single and multi-agent systems.
Build reliable, robust, and maintainable software, primarily in modern C++, with Python used for
prototyping, analysis, automation, and testing.
Develop comprehensive tests and evaluate planning stack performance in simulation and, where
applicable, on real hardware.
Diagnose complex algorithmic and software failures, including concurrency, performance, and
integration issues.
Collaborate with teams across the organization to refine requirements and deliver capabilities
Qualification
Bachelor's degree in computer sciencea related fieldbuildingroboticsdebugging
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, applied mathematics, operations research, or
a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Demonstrated experience through professional work, internships, research, or substantial projects
building, testing, and debugging nontrivial C++ software for optimization, motion planning,
robotics, autonomous systems, or a closely related algorithmic domain.
Experience writing and debugging modern C++, including safe use of common concurrency patterns
and the ability to diagnose issues such as data races, deadlocks, and lifetime errors.
Working experience with Python for prototyping, analysis, automation, or testing.
Strong software engineering fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, testing,
debugging, version control, CI/CD, and maintainable software design.
Practical experience developing and debugging software on Linux.
Ability to communicate technical decisions and collaborate effectively across disciplines.
