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Software Engineer - Motion Planning (Fallback Stack)

Applied Intuition· Self-Driving Systems
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Sunnyvale$151k - $240kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Motion Planning Engineer focused on deterministic, safety-critical planning systems for autonomous vehicles, emphasizing classical motion planning and large-scale evaluation over deep learning, within the Fallback Stack team.

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

  • 4+ 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
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Skills

Required:Motion planningC++Data-driven evaluation

Benefits

  • Base salary, equity, and benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, paid time off
Last updated Oct 11, 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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