Manager, Motion Planning

In this role, you will:

• You will lead the team of engineers on Planner Interactions, leveraging technical and managerial skills to deliver high-impact results
• You will set the short and long term technical direction for the team and collaborate on the broader company-wide directions
• You will collaborate with the team members in technical design considerations, implementation, and on-vehicle testing
• You will coordinate cross-functional initiatives with other teams across Motion Planning, Prediction, Perception, and CAS
• You will grow the team through hiring and guide the continued professional development of team members

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in computer science, robotics, or a related field
• 7+ years of hands-on experience developing complex robotic systems or relevant software
• Fluency in C / C++
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Prior engineering management experience with complex robotic systems 
• Extensive experience architecting and implementing motion planning algorithms

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with autonomous vehicles
• Experience with reinforcement learning on physical systems
• Familiarity in all or some of: trajectory optimization, search-based planning, Integration of prediction and planning, costs, risk assessment, multi-objective formulations