Motional
Senior Robotics Engineer
$149K–$198K
Boston, Massachusetts, United States +6 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Remote U.S.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Remote U.S. - Experience
- 5+ years of professional software or systems engineering experience working on safety-critical, complex systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Electrical, Systems, Robotics) or equivalent work experience; Master's degree considered a strong plus.
About the job
Investigate and diagnose autonomous vehicle behaviors across simulation and on-road environments, automate analysis, and communicate findings that improve system reliability and development.
What you'll do
- Lead root-cause investigations of complex AV behaviors across subsystems and environments, from triage through resolution.
- Analyze system data with Python and develop automated diagnostics and performance dashboards using Python and Spaceship.
- Translate analysis into clear visualizations and technical summaries for engineering teams and executive reporting.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of professional software or systems engineering experience on safety-critical, complex systems such as Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Medical Devices, or Aerospace.
- Strong Python proficiency for data analysis and scripting, and experience building data visualizations using Python frameworks.
- Proficiency with Git and standard version control workflows; comfort working in agile CI/CD environments.
Nice to have
- Master's degree.
- Experience with Planner Analyzer; knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learning techniques relevant to performance evaluation.
Pay
$149,000 — $198,500 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Spaceship, Looker, Git, CI/CD, Planner Analyzer
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