Motional
Senior Motion Planning Engineer - Trajectory Generation
$172K–$229K
Boston, Massachusetts, United States +5 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 30, 2026
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Remote U.S.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Remote - Experience
- 3-5+ years of C++ software development.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree preferred in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- All newly hired employees are queried through E-Verify to verify identity and employment eligibility.
About the job
Develops and leads motion-planning and trajectory-optimization algorithms and software for safe, comfortable autonomous-vehicle behavior.
What you'll do
- Develop motion-control and trajectory-optimization algorithms, and build robust, scalable software.
- Review C++ code and designs; use testing, simulation, and continuous integration to support development.
- Collaborate across planning, prediction, and control teams; lead technical proposals and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Experience with Model Predictive Control (MPC), motion planning, planning under uncertainty, vehicle dynamics and control, and simulation environments.
- Understanding of numerical optimization algorithms.
- Experience with optimization solvers.
- Experience owning and leading technical development from problem formulation and algorithm design through implementation.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Python.
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (preferred).
Pay
$172,000 — $229,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Python, Model Predictive Control (MPC), IPOPT, Gurobi
AI focus
Works with ML decision/behavior planning teams as part of integrated autonomous-vehicle planning solutions.
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