Software Engineer - Low Speed Motion Planning & Control
Applied Intuition8 months ago
Sunnyvale, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$125k - $232k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement motion planning and controls modules deployable across various vehicle platforms.
- Enable highly accurate autonomous navigation in tight scenarios.
- Characterize customer vehicle dynamics to develop tailored controls solutions.
- Reduce the gap between simulation and real-world vehicle dynamics.
- Evaluate academic research and develop optimal-control-based solutions using nonlinear MPC and MPPI control.
- Contribute to infrastructure-side and vehicle-side enablement for the autonomous vehicle stack.
- Interact with users and customers to collect feedback and inform technical and product decisions.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience building production software using modern software practices.
- Hands-on experience testing controls solutions on real, production-grade vehicles.
- Fluency in control theory, numerical optimization, numerical analysis, and physics.
- Experience writing high-performance C++ code.
- Passion for solving challenging motion planning or motion control problems.
- An MSc or PhD in mechanical engineering or computer science with coursework or research experience in motion planning or controls is preferred.
- Experience writing software compliant with safety-critical C++ guidelines such as MISRA and AUTOSAR is preferred.
- Experience using quadratic programming solvers or nonlinear optimization tools is preferred.
- Experience applying machine learning techniques to vehicle dynamics modeling is preferred.
- Experience with both large industrial or commercial vehicles and passenger cars is preferred.
Benefits
- In-office work is expected primarily 5 days per week, with occasional remote flexibility.
- Equity may be provided in the form of options or restricted stock units.
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance coverage.
- 401(k) retirement benefits with employer match.
- Learning and wellness stipends.
- Paid time off.
Tech Stack
Categories
Robotics
About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds software tools, infrastructure, and operating systems for developing, testing, and deploying autonomous and driver-assistance systems across automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, and agriculture. It sells enterprise software and services including simulation, sensor data management, HD mapping, and a vehicle OS to OEMs and government customers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it counts 18 of the top 20 global automakers and the U.S. military among its users.