Posted at: 19 February

Principal Software Engineer, Motion Planning

Company

8VC

8VC is an Austin-based B2B venture capital firm specializing in technology and life sciences investments, focusing on transformational technologies across sectors like AI, biotech, and fintech, primarily targeting startups in the USA.

Remote Hiring Policy:

8VC supports remote work for various roles, with some positions requiring candidates to be based in specific locations such as near Colorado Springs, USA. Team members may be located in different regions, allowing for collaboration across time zones.

Job Type

Full-time

Allowed Applicant Locations

United States

Salary

$250,000 to $450,000 per year

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Job Description

The Company

Outrider is a software company that is automating distribution yards with electric, self-driving trucks. Our system eliminates manual tasks that are hazardous and repetitive while it improves safety and efficiency. Outrider’s mission is to drive the rapid adoption of sustainable freight transportation. We are a private company founded in 2018 and backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, NVIDIA, and other top-tier investors. Our customers are Fortune 200 companies and our autonomous trucks are already running in distribution yards. For more information, visit www.outrider.ai

At Outrider, you'll develop, improve upon, and ship cutting-edge software that drives next-generation freight transportation. Your work will directly contribute to autonomous systems that move millions of tons of freight across shipping & logistics centers, revolutionizing the way goods are transported globally. Over time, your contributions will enhance efficiency, safety, precision, and sustainability across the supply chain. Throughout your time at Outrider, you'll collaborate across teams and functions to build and maintain robust systems that keep the global economy moving.

The Team

You are joining a growing team that is responsible for motion planning, controls, and behaviors for Outrider’s autonomous trucks. This team is collaborative and committed to continuous improvement. Team members use tools such as off-the-shelf simulation software and data analytics to understand the performance of the product at scale in diverse situations, and they maintain a state-of-the-art motion planning stack by routinely studying new techniques from the research community. Leadership, growth, and development opportunities are plentiful.

The Role
As a full-time Principal Motion Planning Engineer, you will develop and deploy high-performance software that is responsible for controlling the behaviors of our automated electric yard truck that transports trailers around customer sites. You will steer and execute the technical strategy for our planning stack. You will collaboratively solve big technical challenges together with a talented engineering team that is customer-focused and motivated to make this product a reality. You will have the support of a leadership that is laser focused on a product.

Duties & 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

Qualifications 

  • 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
  • A 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

Ideal Qualifications 

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

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: $250,000 - $450,000+
  • Equity: Significant equity package commensurate on experience and skills
  • Benefits: Full health benefits
  • Fully remote, with exciting opportunities to travel to our Denver headquarters for team collaborations and special events.
  • Home office stipend up to $500 to help you create a comfortable and productive workspace.
  • Actual compensation is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor
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