Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Design, implement and iterate on the mission planner, behavior planner and motion planner for autonomous ground support equipment in airport airside environments
• ▹Drive key technical decisions across the planning stack: selecting algorithms, defining interfaces and establishing architecture
• ▹Prototype and evaluate new planning approaches (optimization-based, search-based, learning-augmented) and bring the best ideas to production
• ▹Collaborate with perception, controls, localization and systems engineering teams to deliver an integrated autonomous driving system
• ▹Establish and promote best practices in software development, functional safety and systems engineering
• ▹Mentor other engineers through technical guidance, code review and design discussions

Requirements

• ▹Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Math, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Physics or a related field
• ▹Extensive hands-on experience designing and implementing planning modules for autonomous systems shipped to production
• ▹Strong programming skills in C++ (preferred) or Python, and experience with Linux-based operating systems
• ▹Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous technical problems and drive them to well-architected solutions independently

Nice to have

• ▹MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics or a related field
• ▹Mastery of modern C++ (14 and beyond) and safety-critical coding practices (e.g. MISRA, ISO 26262)
• ▹5+ years of industry experience in planning for robotic ground vehicles
• ▹In-depth understanding of DDS frameworks like ROS/ROS2 or other networking middleware
• ▹Experience in startup environments

Soft skills

About the company

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. It is a Series A company backed by top-tier investors in aviation and autonomous driving.