Hiring: Senior Motion Planning Engineer - Trajectory Generation Company: Motional Location: Boston, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 18:03:28 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : C++, Emotion, HBase, Make, Python, SAFe, TestNG About the job Experience: •3+ years of C++ software development Required Skills: •Understands and explains trade-offs, complex concepts to peers and leaders to drive decisions. •Collaborate with teams working on (ML) decision/behavior planning, prediction, and vehicle control to build comprehensive and integrated solutions •Creates project proposals that drive long-term technical roadmaps and span multiple sub-systems. •Mentor junior team members to develop a culture of product-focused engineering, research, and development. •What we're looking for: •3+ years of C++ software development •Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree preferred in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. •Experience with Model Predictive Control (MPC), motion planning, planning under uncertainty, vehicle dynamics and control, and simulation environments •Understanding of numerical optimization algorithms (interior point method, sequential quadratic programming, etc) •Experience with optimization solvers (IPOPT, Gurobi, etc) •Past experience owning and leading technical development on features from problem formulation, algorithm design, through implementation •Knowledge of Python is a bonus •We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston or Pittsburgh to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote. •The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more. •Salary Range: $172,000 USD - $229,000 USD Compensation: •$172,000 •$229,000 Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!