Software Engineer - Simulation Motion Planning

1 Year ago • Upto 4 Years • Software Development & Engineering • $155,000 PA - $220,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Zoox is seeking a Software Engineer for Simulation Motion Planning to enhance their autonomous driving software. The role involves creating realistic simulations of real-world environments, including traffic and pedestrian behaviors, to validate driving software and analyze performance. Key responsibilities include populating simulated roads with intelligent participants, developing realistic agent behaviors, and collaborating with AI, QA, and Validation teams to advance autonomous driving technology.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field
  • PhD or 4+ years of experience
  • Fluency in C++
  • Strong mathematics skills
  • Experience with motion planning
Good to have:
  • Experience in game development
  • Experience in traffic simulation
  • Experience in automotive or robotics
  • Familiarity with Python
Perks:
  • Paid time off
  • Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
  • Amazon Restricted Stock Units
  • Health insurance
  • Long-term care insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Life insurance

Job Details

Simulation is essential to Zoox’s mission. Zoox uses simulation to develop our driving software, validate safety, and analyze our real-world performance. Our team’s work directly impacts how rapidly and successfully Zoox will achieve its goals.

For our simulators to successfully validate our autonomous driving stack, we need to realistically model and replicate the worlds we will be driving in. This includes modeling and simulating human behaviors, specifically traffic and other pedestrian behaviors. The challenge is that the simulated humans need to show realistic and representative behavior — we want our agents to jaywalk as a human might do, and also replicate a wide range of behaviors that we encounter while driving in real cities.

In this role, you will:

    • Populate the simulated roads with intelligent participants.
    • Create simulated cars, pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists, etc. to behave realistically by default, and tunable to create a full gamut of traffic/agent behaviors.
    • Push the state of the art in traffic and behavior modeling to capture real-world behaviors as closely as possible.
    • Work closely with various teams — including AI software teams, QA, and Validation Engineers — to push autonomous driving forward.

Qualifications

    • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
    • PhD or 4+ years of experience in a related field
    • Fluency in C++
    • Mathematics skills, including trigonometry, linear algebra, and calculus
    • Experience with motion planning, control systems, constrained optimization, and state estimation

Bonus Qualifications

    • Experience in game development, traffic simulation, motion planning, or pathfinding
    • Experience in automotive, robotics, data science, or machine learning
    • Familiarity with Python
Compensation
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary will range from $155,000 to $220,000. A sign-on bonus may be part of a compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

About Zoox
Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.


Accommodations
If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process please reach out to accommodations@zoox.com or your assigned recruiter.

A Final Note:
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

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