The Team
You are joining a growing team that is responsible for motion planning, controls, and behaviors for Outrider’s autonomous trucks. This team is collaborative and committed to continuous improvement. Team members use tools such as off-the-shelf simulation software and data analytics to understand the performance of the product at scale in diverse situations, and they maintain a state-of-the-art motion planning stack by routinely studying new techniques from the research community. Leadership, growth, and development opportunities are plentiful.
The Role
As a full-time Principal Motion Planning Engineer, you will develop and deploy high-performance software that is responsible for controlling the behaviors of our automated electric yard truck that transports trailers around customer sites. You will steer and execute the technical strategy for our planning stack. You will collaboratively solve big technical challenges together with a talented engineering team that is customer-focused and motivated to make this product a reality. You will have the support of a leadership that is laser focused on a product.
Duties & Responsibilities
Design, implement, and deploy motion planning and controls algorithms
Develop cutting-edge C++ software running on autonomous vehicles that controls their maneuvers and avoids collision with nearby obstacles
Build new features to support the needs of our customers in global distribution centers
Monitor performance metrics of our product operating at customer sites and develop new performance metrics to meet the customers’ needs
Contribute generally to the growth and success of Outrider and the building of a vibrant culture focused on the responsible deployment of zero-emission autonomous vehicle technology
Provide technical and theoretical guidance to planning team
Communicate and distill evaluations and results to the leadership
Help to design/improve our key tools: simulation, evaluation, compute
Lead cross functional efforts with the other autonomy stakeholders and upstream/downstream components
Qualifications
Familiarity with state of the art, best practices, and research in motion planning and controls
Ability to design, implement, and deploy motion planning and control software stacks
A growth mindset
Strong C++ software development skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
Fluency in English
Recurring success in multiple technical projects of increasing complexity
Proven success developing motion planning and controls software for a robot or autonomous vehicle outside of the laboratory
Degree in CS or equivalent
Ideal Qualifications
Experience with software development on autonomous vehicles
Experience working on safety certifiable autonomous systems
Familiarity with the robot operating system (ROS)
Experience with containerised environments, such as Docker
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $250,000 - $450,000+
Equity: Significant equity package commensurate on experience and skills
Benefits: Full health benefits
Fully remote, with exciting opportunities to travel to our Denver headquarters for team collaborations and special events.
Home office stipend up to $500 to help you create a comfortable and productive workspace.
Actual compensation is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor
