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Motion Planning Engineer Jobs

Develop algorithms for robot motion, trajectory planning, and collision-free navigation.

30 jobs found (page 1 of 2)

Motion Planning Engineer Aerospace & Defense Clear all

Staff Robotics Engineer, Manipulation

San Francisco, United States

$200k-260k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipModel Predictive ControlVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)Root Cause AnalysisMoveItC++PythonROS 2

Robotics Technologist III: Stochastic Planning and Control for Field Robotics

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ·

United States

$150k-187k/year

Full-time

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingMachine LearningModel Predictive ControlMotion ControlReinforcement LearningSensor FusionSLAMPyTorchTensorFlow

Robotics Navigation Engineer

Huntsville (Hybrid)

$87k-157k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsMachine LearningAgile / ScrumComputer VisionSensor FusionSLAMC++PythonGitLinux

Autonomy Engineer

Kern County, United States

$110k-185k/year

Full-time

Simulation & Digital TwinsVerification & Validation

Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space

Washington / Dallas

$188k-281k/year

Full-time

Reinforcement LearningAutonomous SystemsMotion ControlPath PlanningSimulation & Digital TwinsC++PythonRTOS

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space

Washington / Dallas

$221k-331k/year

Full-time

Reinforcement LearningAutonomous SystemsIndustrial RoboticsMotion ControlC++PythonRTOS

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities - Space

Washington / Dallas

$160k-240k/year

Full-time

Reinforcement LearningAutonomous SystemsMotion ControlPath PlanningSimulation & Digital TwinsC++PythonRTOS

Graduate GNC Engineer

Vejalpur Taluka, India

Full-time

Computer VisionSLAMPythonROS 2MATLAB

Algorithm Engineer

San Jose, United States

$140k-260k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsSimulation & Digital TwinsPath PlanningC++PythonROS 2

Flight Guidance & Motion Planning Engineer

Harmattan AI ·

Lausanne, Switzerland

Full-time

MentorshipReinforcement LearningComputer VisionHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Path PlanningSoftware-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing

UAS Autonomous Navigation and Control Engineer

Beyond Vision ·

Porto, Portugal

€1,400 - €1,700/month

Full-time

Embedded SystemsModel Predictive ControlPath PlanningHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Motion ControlSensor FusionSoftware-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingCC++Python

Robotics Kinematics Engineer II

Relativity Space ·

Long Beach, United States

$124k-186k/year

Full-time

Embedded SystemsLocalizationC++PythonLinux

Senior Robotics Software Engineer

Relativity Space ·

Long Beach, United States

$146k-218k/year

Full-time

Embedded SystemsLocalizationC++PythonLinux

Robotics Development Engineer

Beyond Vision ·

Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal

€1,400 - €1,750/month

Full-time

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingLocalizationSensor FusionC++PythonNVIDIA JetsonROS 2

Principal GNC Engineer - Autonomy Algorithm Developer

Northrop Grumman ·

El Segundo, United States

$114k-171k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsPath PlanningHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)C++JavaPythonSimulink

Senior UAS Autonomy Applications Engineer

Redwire Defense Tech ·

Remote (US)

$126k-159k/year

Full-time

Computer VisionMachine LearningPath PlanningC#C++PythonDDS (Data Distribution Service)CUDADockerLinux

Senior Perception Engineer - VIO / SLAM / Sensor Fusion

Munich, Germany

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipComputer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsPerceptionSensor FusionSLAMC++PythonRust

Staff Engineer, Autonomy and Motion Planning

London, United Kingdom

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipSimulation & Digital TwinsPath PlanningC++Git

Senior Autonomy & Guidance Software Engineer

CHAOS Industries ·

Los Angeles, United States

$160k-240k/year

Full-time

Verification & ValidationAgile / ScrumFPGAGitRadarLinuxNVIDIA Jetson

Principal Engineer – Contested Autonomy and Navigation

Huntsville, United States

$131k-237k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipAutonomous SystemsBusiness & SalesComputer VisionIndustrial RoboticsMotion ControlNavigation & MappingPath PlanningProject ManagementC++

Market Insight for Motion Planning Engineer Jobs

Based on data from 364 job postings • Updated

Salary Distribution

$71k

$155k

$185k/yr

$218k

300k+

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Based on 177 salary data points. Normalized to annual USD. Excludes top 5% of outliers. Top positions at premium companies can reach $425k+. See our comprehensive salaries guide for more insights.

Top Companies Hiring

In-Demand Skills

C++Python Path Planning Machine Learning Simulation & Digital Twins Autonomous Systems Sensor Fusion Software Engineering Motion Control ROS 2

Leading Industries

Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles Robotics Software & AI Aerospace & Defense Logistics & Warehousing

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