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July 18, 2026

Remote Vehicle Assistance Agent

Mid • Remote

Las Vegas, NV

Mission Summary

The Remote Vehicle Assistance Agent monitors live data and provides remote assistance to autonomous vehicles in autonomous mode when they encounter unknown situations. Reporting to the Remote Vehicle Assistance Supervisor, the agent uses proprietary software tools to interact with autonomous vehicles to provide context and assistance, enabling the vehicle to continue its mission. The role emphasizes research and development, commercialization, revenue generation, and product enhancement while driving efficiency through new tools and technologies.

What you'll be doing

  • Monitor autonomous vehicles operating on closed courses and public roads
  • Assist in autonomous vehicle decision-making with real-world events to ensure safe and efficient travel
  • Monitor camera feeds and systems to ensure vehicles and systems function properly
  • Provide real-time support for vehicle direction and travel safety
  • Work closely with engineering and design teams for system testing and development of new scenarios
  • Interact with autonomous vehicles to resolve tickets and issues through software and hardware tools
  • Report system functionality issues to management in a timely manner
  • Perform other assigned duties

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated interest in autonomous vehicle technology with commitment to safety and reliability
  • Prior experience in autonomous vehicle operations, automotive, robotics, fleet operations, technical training, or adult learning environments
  • Experience delivering instructor-led training and conducting structured onboarding programs
  • Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot automotive systems, robotic platforms, computer hardware, software applications, and network infrastructure
  • Working proficiency with Linux-based systems and familiarity with scripting languages
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace tools
  • Successful completion of role-based eLearning and certification content
  • Ability to apply logical analysis to problem-solving and issue resolution
  • Ability to follow detailed procedures and quickly learn new workflows
  • Strong communication, organizational, and time management skills
  • Ability to adapt to changing operational conditions
  • Availability for flexible schedules including nights, weekends, and holidays
  • Valid driver's license with clean record

Preferred Qualifications

  • Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Technology, or related field
  • Experience designing technical training programs and certification processes
  • Working knowledge of Atlassian tools including JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Jenkins
  • Familiarity with Java, C++, or similar programming languages
  • Experience with Docker, Python, and network analysis tools such as Wireshark
  • Knowledge of automotive diagnostic procedures and vehicle networks
  • Experience with autonomous vehicle sensors including LiDAR, radar, cameras, and CAN bus systems
  • Experience working in Linux-based environments
  • Experience performing data analysis for operational improvement

Physical Demands

  • Frequent sitting, talking, and hearing
  • Occasional standing, walking, reaching, and handling equipment
  • Near, far, depth, and color vision required
  • Ability to stay alert throughout shifts
  • Ability to sit or stand for up to 10 hours

Working Environment

This role requires work in an office environment using computers, telephones, and office equipment. Employees may encounter frequent interruptions and regular exposure to mechanical and computer parts.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401k with company match
  • Health savings accounts
  • Life insurance
  • Pet insurance
  • Bonus or company equity eligibility

Salary Range

$56,000—$66,500 USD

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🏢 Summary: Machine Learning Engineer role focused on building and scaling ML-powered data mining pipelines for multimodal autonomous driving data, leveraging foundation models to discover rare edge cases and improve model performance. The position involves training and deploying models, developing embedding-based search and active learning workflows, and supporting production monitoring. You will collaborate across teams to translate ML prototypes into scalable, production-ready systems. 🗂️ Requirements: BS or MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field, Hands-on experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX, Strong proficiency in Python, Experience with SQL and large-scale datasets, Proficiency with Pandas and NumPy, Knowledge of version control and unit testing, Understanding of full ML lifecycle from data preparation to deployment 📃 Skills: Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, SQL, Pandas, NumPy, LiDAR, CI/CD, Git 🏢 Description: Mission Summary:At Motional, we're transforming how autonomous vehicles discover critical intelligence hidden within petabytes of multimodal sensor data. Our next-generation autonomous driving stack depends on finding the rare edge cases, long-tail scenarios, and model errors that matter most. Omnitag, our ML-powered multimodal data mining framework, is the engine that powers this discovery.As a Machine Learning Engineer on the Data Mining team, your mission is to help build the "Brain" of this engine. You will work with state-of-the-art foundation models to extract insights from Motional's driving data, working at the intersection of large-scale representation learning and data retrieval. By building smarter mining tools and efficient data pipelines, you will accelerate the model improvement lifecycle for teams working on post-training analysis, error diagnosis, and dataset curation. What You'll Do: Build and Train ML Pipelines: Develop, train, and fine-tune machine learning models for multimodal sensor data (e.g., vision, LiDAR). Focus on implementing supervised and self-supervised learning approaches to improve data search and retrieval. Support Model Deployment: Implement scalable data preprocessing and augmentation pipelines. Assist in applying standard optimization techniques (e.g., batch inference, quantization) to ensure models run efficiently in production environments. Data Mining & Analysis: Help develop embedding-based search tools and "active learning" workflows to identify critical driving scenarios. Monitor Production Performance: Help build and maintain dashboards to monitor model health, data drift, and system performance. Identify regressions and assist in the operational support of our data mining services. Learn and Apply Best Practices: Follow software engineering standards (version control, CI/CD, unit testing) for ML code. Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation. Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with senior engineers and machine learning engineers to translate model prototypes into maintainable, scalable engineering solutions. What We're Looking For (Must-Haves): BS or MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field. Hands-on experience with PyTorch (preferred) or TensorFlow/JAX. You should be comfortable training models and evaluating them using standard metrics. Strong proficiency in Python with the ability to write clean, modular, and well-documented code. Working knowledge of version control, unit testing, and basic software design patterns. Experience working with large datasets, including proficiency in SQL and data libraries like Pandas and NumPy. A solid grasp of the full ML lifecycle, from data cleaning and feature engineering to validation and deployment basics. A proactive learner who thrives on constructive feedback and is eager to grow within a high-stakes engineering environment. Bonus Points (Nice-to-Haves): MS/PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field. Experience with agentic systems, autonomous reasoning, chain-of-thought models, or LLM-based planning. Background in autonomous driving, robotics, or real-time decision-making systems. Familiarity with multimodal learning, sensor fusion, or embodied AI. Experience building active learning loops, using the model to find the data that breaks the model. Experience with ML-based data mining, active learning, or contrastive learning. Knowledge of model serving tools (TF Serving, Triton, TorchServe) and MLOps platforms. Publication in top-tier conferences (e.g., ICCV, CVPR, ECCV) We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program. Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.Salary Range$144,000—$192,000 USDMotional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more. Our journey is always people first. We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move. Higher purpose, greater impact. We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do. Scale up, not starting up. Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges. Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

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Motional

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Actions Sustaining

Senior

Hybrid

North Las Vegas, NV

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role focused on diagnosing, developing, and deploying fixes for complex issues within an autonomous vehicle Planning and Controls stack. The position involves deep technical investigation, rapid production deployments, and building internal tooling to improve log analysis and automation. You will work cross-functionally to resolve high-impact issues in deployed autonomous systems. 🗂️ Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field, 3+ years of professional C++ development experience, Experience building high-performance, resilient systems, Ability to work with large, complex codebases, Experience delivering software to production environments, Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Experience with version control systems at scale 📃 Skills: C++, CI/CD, Git, Jira, Confluence, GitLab, ROS, DDS 🏢 Description: Mission Summary:We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Actions Sustaining Team to diagnose, develop and deploy solutions to solve the immediate challenges facing our deployed autonomous software. You will play a pivotal role in resolving issues that will help accelerate the growth of our autonomous capabilities. What you'll be doing: Technical Discovery: Deep-dive into complex issues within the Planning and Controls stack reported by the triage team. You will parse logs and replay simulation data to find the "why" behind anomalous vehicle actions. Accelerated Resolutions: Own the deployment of software fixes. When a business need arises for an immediate solution, you will lead the development, testing, and deployment . Tooling & Automation: Identify improvements in existing workflows. You will develop internal tooling and scripts to expedite log analysis, automate common patterns, and improve the efficiency of the entire team. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the technical liaison between teams to ensure alignment between on-road issues and current development work. What were looking for: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field. A Master's or Ph.D. is preferred 3+ years of C++ software development proficiency, with a focus on building high-performance and resilient systems. Comfortable navigating and contributing to large, complex codebases where modularity and documentation are key. Proven track record of delivering software in a production environment, including familiarity with CI/CD, version control at scale, and rigorous release cycles. Passionate about a driverless future and understand the high stakes of deploying software that interacts with the physical world. Bonus Points(not required): Experience in Jira, Confluence and Gitlab Background in robotics middleware (ROS, DDS) or autonomous systems. We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program. Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.Salary Range$172,000—$229,000 USDMotional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more. Our journey is always people first. We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move. Higher purpose, greater impact. We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do. Scale up, not starting up. Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges. Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

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Motional

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Actions Sustaining

Senior

Hybrid

Pittsburgh, PA

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role focused on diagnosing, resolving, and deploying fixes for complex issues in an autonomous vehicle Planning and Controls stack. The position involves deep log and simulation analysis, rapid production deployments, and building internal tooling to improve debugging and automation workflows. The engineer collaborates cross-functionally to ensure reliable, high-performance autonomous software in production environments. 🗂️ Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field, 3+ years of C++ development experience, Experience building high-performance and resilient systems, Ability to work with large, complex codebases, Experience delivering software to production environments, Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Experience with version control systems, Ability to analyze logs and simulation data 📃 Skills: C++, CI/CD, Git, GitLab, Jira, Confluence, ROS, DDS, Simulation, Linux 🏢 Description: Mission Summary:We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Actions Sustaining Team to diagnose, develop and deploy solutions to solve the immediate challenges facing our deployed autonomous software. You will play a pivotal role in resolving issues that will help accelerate the growth of our autonomous capabilities. What you'll be doing: Technical Discovery: Deep-dive into complex issues within the Planning and Controls stack reported by the triage team. You will parse logs and replay simulation data to find the "why" behind anomalous vehicle actions. Accelerated Resolutions: Own the deployment of software fixes. When a business need arises for an immediate solution, you will lead the development, testing, and deployment . Tooling & Automation: Identify improvements in existing workflows. You will develop internal tooling and scripts to expedite log analysis, automate common patterns, and improve the efficiency of the entire team. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the technical liaison between teams to ensure alignment between on-road issues and current development work. What were looking for: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field. A Master's or Ph.D. is preferred 3+ years of C++ software development proficiency, with a focus on building high-performance and resilient systems. Comfortable navigating and contributing to large, complex codebases where modularity and documentation are key. Proven track record of delivering software in a production environment, including familiarity with CI/CD, version control at scale, and rigorous release cycles. Passionate about a driverless future and understand the high stakes of deploying software that interacts with the physical world. Bonus Points(not required): Experience in Jira, Confluence and Gitlab Background in robotics middleware (ROS, DDS) or autonomous systems. We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program. Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.Salary Range$172,000—$229,000 USDMotional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more. Our journey is always people first. We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move. Higher purpose, greater impact. We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do. Scale up, not starting up. Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges. Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

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Motional

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Actions Sustaining

Senior

Hybrid

San Francisco, CA

🏢 Summary: Senior Software Engineer role focused on diagnosing, resolving, and deploying fixes for complex issues in an autonomous vehicle Planning and Controls stack. The position involves deep log and simulation analysis, rapid production deployments, and development of internal tooling to improve engineering efficiency. The engineer acts as a technical bridge to ensure alignment between on-road incidents and ongoing software development. 🗂️ Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field, 3+ years of professional C++ development experience, Experience building high-performance, resilient systems, Ability to work within large, complex codebases, Production software delivery experience, Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Experience with version control systems 📃 Skills: C++, CICD, Git, Simulation, Logging, Robotics, Planning, Controls, Automation, Scripting, ROS, DDS, Jira, Confluence, GitLab 🏢 Description: Mission Summary:We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Actions Sustaining Team to diagnose, develop and deploy solutions to solve the immediate challenges facing our deployed autonomous software. You will play a pivotal role in resolving issues that will help accelerate the growth of our autonomous capabilities. What you'll be doing: Technical Discovery: Deep-dive into complex issues within the Planning and Controls stack reported by the triage team. You will parse logs and replay simulation data to find the "why" behind anomalous vehicle actions. Accelerated Resolutions: Own the deployment of software fixes. When a business need arises for an immediate solution, you will lead the development, testing, and deployment . Tooling & Automation: Identify improvements in existing workflows. You will develop internal tooling and scripts to expedite log analysis, automate common patterns, and improve the efficiency of the entire team. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the technical liaison between teams to ensure alignment between on-road issues and current development work. What were looking for: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field. A Master's or Ph.D. is preferred 3+ years of C++ software development proficiency, with a focus on building high-performance and resilient systems. Comfortable navigating and contributing to large, complex codebases where modularity and documentation are key. Proven track record of delivering software in a production environment, including familiarity with CI/CD, version control at scale, and rigorous release cycles. Passionate about a driverless future and understand the high stakes of deploying software that interacts with the physical world. Bonus Points(not required): Experience in Jira, Confluence and Gitlab Background in robotics middleware (ROS, DDS) or autonomous systems. We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote.The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program. Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more. Salary Range$172,000—$229,000 USDMotional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more. Our journey is always people first. We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move. Higher purpose, greater impact. We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do. Scale up, not starting up. Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges. Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

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Motional

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Senior

Hybrid

Pittsburgh, PA

🏢 Summary: Software engineering role focused on developing infrastructure and compute platform software for onboard autonomous driving systems, including embedded AI hardware, vision, radar, and safety applications. The position involves designing embedded software, test harnesses, and collaborating across teams to build next-generation self-driving vehicle platforms. Opportunities are available from graduate to staff level with hybrid or remote work options. 🗂️ Requirements: Experience creating detailed requirements from use cases, Ability to lead technical initiatives and guide engineers, Experience programming embedded platforms in C, Experience programming embedded platforms in C++, Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD), Experience with embedded Linux or RTOS, Experience with networking (Ethernet, CAN) and networking protocols, Experience debugging on embedded platforms, Experience programming in Python, Experience with shell scripting for automation, Experience working with ARM Cortex MCUs or microprocessors 📃 Skills: C, C++, Python, Shell, Embedded, Linux, RTOS, Ethernet, CAN, ARM, Cortex, TDD, Bazel, I2C, SPI, GPU, PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX 🏢 Description: Mission Summary: Motional's onboard autonomous driving system team works at the intersection of software engineering, machine learning, sensors, and hardware compute platforms to evolve the next-generation on-board autonomous driving system. As part of this team, the High Performance Compute Platform team is responsible for the current and next-generation onboard autonomous driving system. We are hiring in a range of levels, from graduate engineers to Staff engineers. What You'll Be Doing: - Design and develop infrastructure software on various hardware platforms for applications such as vision processing, radar systems, safety monitoring, etc., to be run on self-driving vehicles. - Design test harnesses for embedded software components and full systems. - Provide technical mentorship to engineers. - Proactively work with cross-functional engineering teams to solve complex and interesting problems. What We're Looking For: - Experience with creating detailed requirements from use cases. - Ability to lead a technical initiative, including breaking down work and guiding other engineers through execution. - Experience writing software for embedded platforms in C and C++. - Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD). - Experience working on embedded Linux / RTOSs. - Experience working with networks (Ethernet, CAN etc.) and the common networking protocols. - Experience with debugging on embedded platforms. - Experience writing software in Python and experience doing automation with shell scripting. - Experience working with ARM Cortex MCUs or Microprocessors. Bonus Points (not required): - Experience working with large data pipelines, and platforms that require deterministic execution. - Experience using inter-system communication protocols such as I2C and SPI. - Experience deploying Machine Learning models. - Experience working with GPUs. - Experience working directly with the Linux kernel or Device Drivers. - Experience with Simulation and Code Generation, and knowing when their use is appropriate. - Experience working with Bazel. - Experience integrating various sensors, including Cameras, IMUs, Radars, LIDARs. - Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, and/or other ML frameworks. We encourage a hybrid schedule with in-office time at one of our locations in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas to support collaboration, or this role can be fully remote. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in the benefits program. Benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more. Salary Range $149,000—$198,500 USD

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Motional

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Senior

Hybrid

Las Vegas, NV

🏢 Summary: Software engineering role focused on designing and developing high‑performance embedded infrastructure for onboard autonomous driving systems across diverse hardware platforms. The position involves building and testing embedded software for vision, radar, and safety applications, leading technical initiatives, and collaborating cross‑functionally. Opportunities are available from graduate to staff level, with hybrid or remote work options. 🗂️ Requirements: Experience creating detailed requirements from use cases, Ability to lead technical initiatives and guide engineers, Experience developing embedded software in C, Experience developing embedded software in C++, Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD), Experience with embedded Linux or RTOS, Experience with networking (Ethernet, CAN) and protocols, Experience debugging on embedded platforms, Experience programming in Python, Experience with shell scripting for automation, Experience working with ARM Cortex MCUs or microprocessors 📃 Skills: C, C++, Python, Shell, Linux, RTOS, Ethernet, CAN, ARM, TDD, Debugging, Networking 🏢 Description: Mission Summary: Motional's onboard autonomous driving system team works at the intersection of software engineering, machine learning, sensors, and hardware compute platforms to evolve next-generation onboard autonomous driving systems. The High Performance Compute Platform team is responsible for current and next-generation onboard autonomous driving systems. Hiring spans graduate to Staff engineer levels. What You'll Be Doing: - Design and develop infrastructure software on various hardware platforms for applications such as vision processing, radar systems, and safety monitoring to run on self-driving vehicles. - Design test harnesses for embedded software components and full systems. - Provide technical mentorship to engineers. - Work with cross-functional engineering teams to solve complex technical problems. What We're Looking For: - Experience creating detailed requirements from use cases. - Ability to lead technical initiatives, break down work, and guide engineers through execution. - Experience writing software for embedded platforms in C and C++. - Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD). - Experience working on embedded Linux or RTOS. - Experience with networking (Ethernet, CAN) and common networking protocols. - Experience debugging on embedded platforms. - Experience writing software in Python and automating with shell scripting. - Experience working with ARM Cortex MCUs or microprocessors. Bonus Points (not required): - Experience with large data pipelines and deterministic execution platforms. - Experience with inter-system communication protocols such as I2C and SPI. - Experience deploying Machine Learning models. - Experience working with GPUs. - Experience working with the Linux kernel or device drivers. - Experience with simulation and code generation. - Experience working with Bazel. - Experience integrating sensors including cameras, IMUs, radars, and LIDARs. - Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, or other ML frameworks. Work Arrangement: Hybrid schedule with in-office time in Boston, Pittsburgh, or Las Vegas, or fully remote. Compensation & Benefits: Salary Range: $149,000—$198,500 USD (base salary). Additional compensation may include bonus or company equity. Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, 401k with company match, health savings accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.