DiDi

Motion Planning Engineer (PhD, Intern)

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10 hours ago
San Jose, CA, USAIntern
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Responsibilities

  • Implement behavioral planning solutions for lane changes, merges, yields, and multi-agent interactions.
  • Design and optimize geometry-based path and context-aware speed planning algorithms for smooth, safe trajectories.
  • Develop core geometry and velocity planning systems for feasibility, compliance, and comfort.
  • Model driving environments and agent behaviors for planning under uncertainty.
  • Formulate cost functions and optimization frameworks for trajectory selection.
  • Analyze, test, and debug system performance using simulation and real-world data.
  • Collaborate with Perception, Prediction, and Control researchers and engineers.

Requirements

  • Recently completed or soon-to-complete PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Research or internship experience in motion planning, behavioral planning, trajectory optimization, control, or multi-agent interaction modeling.
  • Research ability demonstrated through publications in top-tier conferences such as RSS, ICRA, IROS, CVPR, NeurIPS, or CoRL.
  • Hands-on C++ experience implementing complex, real-time algorithms.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Benefits

  • Hourly rate of $46 for the Intern position in the selected city.
  • Intern benefits are provided.
  • Top-performing interns may have the opportunity to convert to a full-time engineer after successful completion of the program.

Tech Stack

Categories

Robotics
DiDi

About DiDi

10,000+ employees

DiDi is a mobility technology platform offering app-based ride hailing, taxi hailing, shared mobility, food delivery, and intra-city freight to consumers and businesses across Asia Pacific, Latin America, and other markets. It connects riders with drivers and couriers and provides vehicle, energy, and insurance-related services, earning transaction commissions and service fees. DiDi launched an autonomous driving unit in 2016, which became the independent DiDi Autonomous Driving in 2019 to develop Level 4 technology for its network.

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