Outrider is hiring a
Senior Motion Planning Software Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Senior Motion Planning Software Engineer at Outrider, a private software company that automates distribution yards with electric, self-driving trucks. The role involves designing and deploying motion planning and controls algorithms for the autonomous electric yard truck.

Requirements

• Familiarity with state of the art, best practices, and research in motion planning and controls
• Ability to design, implement, and deploy motion planning and control software stacks
• Growth mindset
• Strong C++ software development skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Fluency in English
• Recurring success in multiple technical projects of increasing complexity
• Proven success developing motion planning and controls software for a robot or autonomous vehicle outside of the laboratory
• Degree in CS or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy motion planning and controls algorithms
• Develop cutting-edge C++ software running on autonomous vehicles that controls their maneuvers and avoids collision with nearby obstacles
• Build new features to support the needs of our customers in global distribution centers
• Monitor performance metrics of our product operating at customer sites and develop new performance metrics to meet the customers’ needs
• Contribute generally to the growth and success of Outrider and the building of a vibrant culture focused on the responsible deployment of zero-emission autonomous vehicle technology
• Provide technical and theoretical guidance to planning team
• Communicate and distill evaluations and results to the leadership
• Help to design/improve our key tools: simulation, evaluation, compute
• Lead cross functional efforts with the other autonomy stakeholders  and upstream/downstream components

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with software development on autonomous vehicles
• Experience working on safety certifiable autonomous systems
• Familiarity with the robot operating system (ROS)
• Experience with containerised environments, such as Docker

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Package
• Project ownership from day one, highly collaborative teams and a dynamic work environment
• 100% Remote, flexible work schedule
• Flexible Time Off Policy
• Annual career development stipend to support and encourage your career growth
• Allowance for home office set up
• Business trips to our headquarters in Denver, Colorado to stay connected with the team (3-4 times/year)