Bot Auto
Planning & Control Engineer, Early Career
Houston, TX +1 · Entry level · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- Houston, TX
Houston, Texas, United States - Experience
- Approximately 0–3 years of relevant experience; prior autonomous-driving industry experience is not required.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Develop and evaluate planning and control algorithms that improve autonomous-truck driving behavior, using simulation and vehicle data.
What you'll do
- Develop planning and control software, including algorithms for motion planning, trajectory generation, or vehicle control.
- Investigate driving issues and regressions using logs, simulation, and code analysis; design experiments and targeted tests.
- Implement, review, and validate changes with autonomy, Simulation, and Validation teams.
What they ask for
- Strong experimental skills, including establishing baselines, testing hypotheses, and critically interpreting results.
- Hands-on C++ and Python experience implementing, debugging, and testing algorithms.
- A foundation in a relevant area such as motion planning, optimization, robotics, or feedback control, plus a substantive technical project involving implementation and evaluation.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field, or equivalent practical experience; clear technical communication.
Nice to have
- Experience with closed-loop simulation, physical robots, or vehicle experiments.
- Familiarity with vehicle dynamics, system identification, decision-making under uncertainty, or dynamic environments.
Tools
C++, Python
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative