Motional
Staff Motion Planning Engineer
$168K–$225K
Boston, Massachusetts, United States +4 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Mar 25, 2026
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Remote U.S.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Remote - Experience
- 5–7+ years of research experience in robotics or motion planning; 2+ years of C++ software development.
- Education
- Bachelor’s required in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Participates in E-Verify; newly hired employees are queried to verify identity and employment eligibility.
About the job
Develop and deploy motion-planning algorithms and production software that generate safe, comfortable, and intuitive routes and motions for autonomous vehicles.
What you'll do
- Develop autonomous-driving planning algorithms, including search-based, sampling-based, optimization-based, linear-temporal logic, and decision-making-under-uncertainty methods.
- Integrate and evaluate motion-planning and prediction algorithms, coordinating with upstream perception and prediction and downstream trajectory optimization and tracking and control.
- Build robust, scalable planning software; participate in code reviews and mentoring.
What they ask for
- Proven impact and expertise in robotics or autonomous vehicles.
- 5–7+ years of research experience in robotics or motion planning.
- 2+ years of C++ software development.
- Experience taking projects from problem formulation through implementation and deployment.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD degree in a related field.
Pay
$168,000 — $225,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
C++, search-based methods, sampling-based methods, optimization-based methods, linear-temporal logic
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