Senior Robotics Planning Engineer

On behalf of our client, a global leader in commercializing autonomous vehicle technology, we're hiring a Senior Robotics Planning Engineer. Our client's Autonomous Haulage Systems are production-deployed across mines in the US, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil. We're looking for a Senior Robotics Planning Engineer with 5+ years of experience to develop the high-level autonomy systems that coordinate fleets of autonomous haul trucks in mining environments. This is a critical role, responsible for ensuring trucks navigate smoothly without unnecessary stops, and for designing path planning and multi-vehicle coordination systems that directly impact site productivity and safety. You'll be one of the early members of a growing planning team, with the opportunity to shape motion planning, coordination planning, and fleet planning from the ground up. What You'll Do Develop trajectory planning and path planning systems for 200+ ton autonomous haul trucks, ensuring smooth navigation and minimizing unnecessary stops caused by unplanned obstacles Design intersection management systems that compute optimal truck sequences to minimize total wait time across multi-vehicle operations Build coordination planning systems to simultaneously manage the motion of multiple vehicles with intersecting trajectories, preventing deadlocks and collisions Create fleet planning algorithms that dynamically translate site-wide state into actively managed assignments for each truck Collaborate with controls and systems engineers to validate planning concepts during live deployments, with some schedule flexibility required during testing phases What We're Looking For 5+ years of experience in robotics planning, motion planning, or autonomous vehicle systems Strong Python and C++ programming skills Experience with tools like NumPy, SciPy, Shapely, or Numba Comfort working on production systems deployed on physical hardware Linux-based systems experience Location: San Francisco, CA (5 days on-site, SoMa) Full-time Open to visa transfers (OPT, H1B transfers) and new sponsorships (H1B, TN) #J-18808-Ljbffr Loud Solutions