Waabi
Platform Systems Engineer; Motion Planning and Control
$148K–$292K
Phoenix, AZ +2 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Mar 4, 2026
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
San Francisco, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
About the job
Develop and verify requirements, methods, and simulations for autonomous-vehicle motion planning, motion control, vehicle dynamics, and low-level vehicle control.
What you'll do
- Define requirements and the interface contract for motion planning, motion control, and low-level vehicle control.
- Use analytical methods and physical and simulated data to develop and verify requirements.
- Advance vehicle-dynamics simulation for autonomous vehicles.
What they ask for
- Strong foundation in autonomous-vehicle motion planning, motion control, vehicle dynamics, and low-level actuator control.
- Strong physics and control-systems knowledge; knowledge of Systems Engineering and Verification and Validation best practices.
- Knowledge of functional safety standards such as ISO 26262.
- Coding skills in Python or other common programming languages; experience with vehicle-dynamics simulation and tools development.
Nice to have
- Proven experience building end-to-end motion-planning and control systems, optimal control systems, or commercial truck actuator and dynamics systems.
- Coding in Rust and using build and test automation tools.
Pay
$147,932 - $291,612 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, ISO 26262, Rust
AI focus
Applies autonomous-vehicle systems engineering and simulation to motion planning, control, vehicle dynamics, and safety requirements.
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