Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning
Aerovect · Remote
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## AeroVect — Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning ### Who we are AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy—redefining how airlines and ground service providers run day-to-day operations. We’re a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. ### Job description We’re looking for an experienced **Staff Software Engineer** to design and build best-in-class planning systems for autonomous driving in **structured, low-speed environments**. In this role, you’ll be the technical backbone of the planning stack—owning the design and implementation of **production-grade mission planning, behavior planning, and motion planning** software. You’ll work across the full planning pipeline to achieve category-defining vehicle autonomy for the airside, tackling hard problems in: - Trajectory optimization - Decision-making under uncertainty - Real-time constraint optimization This is a deeply technical role where you’ll shape a market-defining enterprise product combining autonomous vehicle technology with a **robotics-as-a-service (RaaS)** business model. You’ll report to our **Planning Tech Lead** and work closely with the **autonomy engineering team**. ### You will - 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 (algorithm selection, interface definition, and architecture). - Prototype and evaluate new planning approaches (e.g., optimization-based methods, search-based planners, learning-augmented pipelines) and bring the best ideas to production. - Collaborate cross-functionally with **perception, controls, localization, and systems engineering** to deliver an integrated autonomous driving system. - Establish and promote best practices in **software development, functional safety, and systems engineering** for the planning domain. - Mentor other engineers through technical guidance, code review, and design discussions. ### You have - 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 or deployed in real-world operations. - 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. - Excellent communication skills, proactiveness, and strong sense of ownership. ### We prefer - **MS or Ph.D.** in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field. - Mastery of **Modern C++ (14+)** 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**, showing adaptability to rapidly changing priorities.
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