Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Actions

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to improve the quality, reliability, and robustness of subsystems for decision making, motion planning, and controls.

Responsibilities:

• Your expertise will help the team deliver the critical quality initiatives before commercial driverless launch
• You’ll work closely with subsystem owners and experts to implement the identified initiatives
• Direct results will include enhanced software quality assessments before software reaches the vehicle, improved unrecoverable MRM rates, and root cause analysis of complex issues within the Planning and Controls stack reported by the triage team
• You’ll have the opportunity to learn and advance your skills through the application of advanced AI agents, including agentic agents, to help streamline and enhance the development process
• Present your work to the team to demonstrate how to maintain the highest level of software quality

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field
• You're an expert in C++ software optimization and defensive programming for embedded systems (ie. MISRA), including functional safety rated systems
• Comfortable navigating and contributing to large, complex codebases where modularity and documentation are key
• You've designed and developed architecture and tools to verify complex subsystems of autonomous vehicles
• Experience in Interface Contract Documentation and contract enforcement
• Experience in compiler integration and optimization of complex code bases
• Capable of working across teams to identify, prioritize, and execute software quality and performance improvements
• A Master's or Ph.D. is preferred
• Experience with autonomous vehicles or vehicle automation systems
• Functional safety processes and implementation