Hiring: Staff, Software Engineer - Motion Planning (Unstructured Environments) Company: Torc Robotics Location: Blacksburg, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:25:48 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : C++, Embedded Systems, Git, Linear, Linux, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Systems Design, TensorRT, Unit Testing, pytest About the job Experience: •10+ years of industry experience OR Master's degree with 7+ years of experience OR PhD with 5+ years of experience. Required Skills: •This role operates at a multi-team level with broad organizational impact. You will work closely with engineers and leaders across autonomy, controls, simulation, safety, and validation to help deliver safe, robust, and reliable autonomy behaviors at scale. •Technical Leadership •Defining and maintaining the architectural vision across teams, platforms, and services to ensure scalability, reliability, maintainability, long-term technical alignment, and consistency of software design patterns •Supporting Engineering Managers and Senior ICs in resolving complex technical design, architecture, and implementation challenges across multiple domains while balancing feasibility against business objectives •Establishing and promoting engineering best practices for code quality, automated testing, performance optimization, monitoring, security, and operational excellence •Conducting architecture reviews, technical deep dives, design sessions, and technical assessments to guide engineering decisions and solution direction •Mentoring and coaching senior and mid-level engineers while helping grow future Staff and Principal engineers through technical guidance and leadership development •Fostering a culture of engineering excellence, documentation, collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing across the organization Compensation: •$186,200 - $223,400 / year 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!