Senior Software Engineer, Longitudinal Planning - Autonomous Vehicles

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize longitudinal planning algorithms for car following, stopping, yielding, merging, cut-in handling, intersections, and other complex driving scenarios
• Develop and improve speed generation, speed adaptation, yield planning, and trajectory planning
• Improve driving safety, comfort, efficiency, and robustness across different traffic conditions, road environments, and vehicle platforms
• Adapt algorithms and tune parameters for different vehicle dynamics, powertrains, braking systems, actuator delays, and OEM requirements
• Analyze, triage, and resolve complex Planning & Control issues across multiple autonomous driving programs from L2 through L4
• Perform root-cause analysis using simulation, replay tools, vehicle logs, and on-vehicle diagnostics, and provide clear resolution proposals
• Conduct on-vehicle testing and performance tuning to validate driving behavior in real-world scenarios
• Collaborate with global teams and OEM partners on software integration, validation, and release readiness
• Travel domestically and internationally for vehicle testing and customer collaboration as needed
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