Principal Engineer Motion Planning is open at Motional in Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; Remote U.S.. The posting gives a salary of $240K - $330K. Posted on Jul 21, 2025, and still on Motional’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Lead the research and development of novel algorithms and sub-systems for motion planning in autonomous driving, thereby expanding the Operational Design Domain. This includes, but is not limited to, advanced search-based and sophisticated geometry-based methods, as well as decision-making under uncertainty with a strong emphasis on probabilistic approaches Lead cross-functional projects to define new or upgrade…
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