Senior Robotics Engineer

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🎰 Nevada, Massachusetts, +1 more states – Remote

🎰 Nevada – Remote 🍂 Massachusetts – Remote 🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $149k - $198.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🤖 Robotics

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Motional

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2020

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

Consulting • Logistics • Manufacturing

Motional is a leading company in the development of autonomous vehicles, focusing on making driverless transportation a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. A joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional has been at the forefront of driverless technology for decades, creating SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles for ride-hail and delivery services. The company emphasizes safety and innovation, leveraging advanced machine learning and automotive technology to build fully driverless vehicles that integrate smoothly into mobility networks, providing an enjoyable experience for daily transportation and deliveries.

📋 Description

• Investigate and diagnose complex autonomous vehicle behaviors across on-road, resimulation, and synthetic simulation environments • Perform deep technical investigations across simulation, HIL, and on-road operations • Own complex investigations from initial triage through final resolution with little to no oversight • Debug behaviors across perception, prediction, localization, planning, controls, and vehicle systems • Analyze large datasets from system logs, telemetry, and software outputs using Python • Develop automated diagnostic workflows and internal tooling using Python and Spaceship • Build interactive dashboards using Python frameworks and Business Intelligence tools such as Looker • Develop hypotheses from incomplete or ambiguous evidence and design analyses to test potential causes • Identify recurring undesirable behaviors, regressions, and emerging system-level performance issues • Categorize issues into meaningful failure modes • Translate technical findings and performance metrics into clear summaries for executive reporting, release narratives, and cross-functional communication • Deliver root-cause analyses, automated diagnostic workflows, data visualizations, and actionable engineering resolutions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Electrical, Systems, Robotics) or equivalent work experience • 5+ years of professional software or systems engineering experience in safety-critical, complex systems such as Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Medical Devices, or Aerospace • Thorough understanding of robotics systems, including sensors, actuators, and software autonomy stacks • Strong proficiency in Python for data analysis and scripting • Strong understanding of modern software development principles • Experience building data visualizations using Python frameworks • Willingness to learn Business Intelligence tools such as Looker • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for complex system performance evaluation • Ability to perform root cause analysis using system logs • Commitment to data quality and rigorous testing • Proficiency with Git and standard version control workflows • Comfort working in agile CI/CD environments • Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team • Excellent communication skills and ability to synthesize complex technical findings into clear summaries • Master's degree considered a strong plus, not required • Experience with AV-specific diagnostic and visualization tools such as Planner Analyzer is a bonus • Knowledge of statistical analysis and machine learning techniques is a bonus

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401(k) with a company match • Health savings accounts • Life insurance • Pet insurance • Potential bonus compensation • Company equity • Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace