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Software Engineer - Motion Planning (Fallback Stack)

Applied Intuition· Engineering
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Sunnyvale, CA$151k - $240kfull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Motion Planning Engineer role focused on designing and shipping deterministic, safety-critical planning systems for autonomous vehicles, prioritizing classical motion planning and stable behavior under degraded perception, with emphasis on large-scale evaluation and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement classical or ML motion planners for fallback and minimal-risk maneuvers
  • Build planners that operate reliably under degraded perception, partial observability, and system faults
  • Define and execute safe, deterministic vehicle motions such as controlled slow-downs, pull-overs, and safe stops
  • Use large-scale simulation and real-world data to evaluate planner behavior and guide parameter tuning
  • Develop metrics, analysis tools, and dashboards to understand planner performance at scale
  • Collaborate closely with behavior prediction, perception, controls, safety, and remote assistance teams
  • Contribute to a reusable fallback platform used across trucking and other autonomy programs

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in motion planning for autonomous vehicles or robotics
  • Strong foundation in robotic motion planning algorithms and trajectory generation (optimization-, search-, or rule-based)
  • Experience building deterministic, safety-critical planning systems
  • A data-driven mindset for large-scale evaluation, debugging, and tuning of planning behavior
  • Proficiency in C++ and experience working in real-time systems
  • Strong systems thinking and cross-functional collaboration skills

Skills

Required:Motion planning algorithmsC++Deterministic safety-critical systems

Benefits

  • base salary, equity, and benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401k with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, paid time off
Last updated May 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Applied Intuition

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Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company with the tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks for creating safe, AI-powered vehicle experiences.

AIAutonomy stacksSelf-Driving SystemSimulationTesting & ValidationVehicle IntelligenceVehicle OSai-infrastructure-and-development
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