Job Description
The role involves designing and developing the core behavior planning system for autonomous vehicles, focusing on safe and intelligent decision-making in complex environments, and providing technical leadership within the autonomous systems team.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain the core behavior planning system for autonomous vehicles.
- Develop and extend behavior tree architectures for hierarchical decision logic.
- Collaborate with motion planning, prediction, and control teams to ensure seamless decision-to-action transitions.
- Build and optimize C-based software infrastructure for behavior planning, simulation, debugging, and testing.
- Evaluate planner performance, identify failure modes, and develop strategies to improve robustness.
- Participate in system design reviews and integrate components across the autonomy stack.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance to team members.
Requirements
- Ph.D. with 3 years or Master’s with 5 years of industry experience in robotics, autonomous systems, or behavior planning.
- Proven experience in behavior planning, including use of behavior trees, finite state machines, or rule-based planners in autonomous driving or robotics applications.
- Strong proficiency in C with a deep understanding of performance, memory management, and software architecture in production systems.
- Solid understanding of motion planning and prediction interfaces, with experience building real-time, safety-critical systems.
Benefits & Perks
Salary Range: 180,000-260,000 USD
Work schedule: Onsite 5 days a week at Mountain View, CA
Work environment perks: Collaborative, inclusive, and diverse company culture emphasizing respect, agility, and opportunity for growth
Additional benefits: Opportunities to contribute to innovative autonomous vehicle technology, professional development, and being part of a leading company in autonomous middle-mile logistics
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