Software Engineer Motion Planning (Fallback Stack)

About Applied Intuition

We are an in-office company and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.

About the role

At Applied Intuition you will:

• 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

Were looking for someone who has:

• 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

Nice to have:

• Experience designing minimal-risk maneuvers (MRM) or emergency handling behaviors
• Familiarity with AV safety concepts ODD constraints or safety-case-driven development
• Experience using ML techniques for parameter tuning calibration or offline optimization
• Experience working with degraded sensors uncertainty or human-in-the-loop systemsBackground in simulation frameworks or large-scale log analysis

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary equity and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units comprehensive health dental vision life and disability insurance coverage 401k retirement benefits with employer match learning and wellness stipends and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience credentials & certifications educational attainment skill level requirements interview performance and the level and scope of the position.

Please reference the job postings subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is:$151000 - $240000 USD annually.

Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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