Senior Motion Planning Engineer — Autonomous Vehicles

Job overview

The Senior Motion Planning Engineer — Autonomous Vehicles works onsite in San Francisco, CA, five days per week; compensation is $176,000–$240,000 base salary, plus competitive equity and an annual bonus. The client develops autonomous systems for industrial environments, where the technology supports real-world productivity and safety. The engineer develops motion-planning algorithms for heavy autonomous ground vehicles, including path and trajectory planning and fleet coordination. The work helps vehicles navigate obstacles, manage shared spaces, avoid conflicts and deadlocks, and operate efficiently in live deployments.

What you'll do

• Develop path and trajectory planning algorithms
• improve intersection management and vehicle crossing sequences
• coordinate multiple vehicles to prevent conflicts, collisions, and deadlocks
• build fleet planning algorithms and vehicle assignments
• work with controls and systems engineers to evaluate live deployments, diagnose issues, and improve performance
• contribute to planning architecture and technical practices.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior motion planning engineer

autonomous vehicles

robotics

motion planning

fleet coordination

san francisco ca

onsite five days weekly

python

numpy

path planning

trajectory optimization

$176k–$240k/year

visa sponsorship

equity and annual bonus

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Competitive equity and annual bonus
• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• life and disability insurance
• FSA/HSA options
• 401(k)
• unlimited PTO
• paid parental leave
• pre-tax commuter benefits.

Why this role

Visa transfers and new sponsorships are welcome. Some schedule flexibility is required during live testing and deployment phases.

About the employer

MRINetwork Jobs is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.