Planning - Technical Lead

Applied Industrial Technologies
Sunnyvale
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 231,295 - 300,500 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Communication","Problem-solving","Collaboration"]

Technical Lead for Motion Planning at an autonomous vehicles company, guiding development of high-performance planning algorithms, mentoring engineers, and partnering with customers to deliver scalable autonomy solutions. Leads onroad behavior software, leverages ML components, integrates perception outputs and lightweight maps, and drives software practice improvements and roadmap planning across cross-functional teams.

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Applied Industrial Technologies
Applied Industrial Technologies
9 months ago

Planning - Technical Lead

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Job Summary

Technical Lead for Motion Planning at an autonomous vehicles company, guiding development of high-performance planning algorithms, mentoring engineers, and partnering with customers to deliver scalable autonomy solutions. Leads onroad behavior software, leverages ML components, integrates perception outputs and lightweight maps, and drives software practice improvements and roadmap planning across cross-functional teams.
Location: Sunnyvale
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and mentor a team of software engineers focused on onroad behavior software and motion planning for autonomous navigation
  • •Develop state-of-the-art onroad behavior software and leverage ML components to achieve highway and city driving
  • •Architect and oversee the implementation of planning modules that integrate perception outputs, predictions, and lightweight map data for dynamic path planning
  • •Ensure deployment readiness by establishing testing protocols and validation on production hardware and real-world road conditions
  • •Collaborate directly with customer engineering teams, managing technical relationships to align deliverables with their autonomy goals

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 231,295 - 300,500 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kLearning BudgetWellness StipendPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, or related engineering field with focus on planning
  • •5+ years of experience building and leading production software teams, specifically in planning algorithms for autonomous vehicles
  • •Proven ability to lead technical projects end-to-end and mentor junior engineers
  • •Fluency in modern C++ and experience with performance-critical software
  • •Strong problem-solving skills and ability to deliver practical, scalable solutions in fast-paced environments
Experience:5+ yearsAutonomous vehicles
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science
Skills:LeadershipMentoringCommunicationProblem-solvingCollaboration
Tech Stack:C++Machine learningSD mapsPerceptionPlanning algorithms

Company Brief

Applied Industrial Technologies
Builds software tools for autonomous vehicle development, including simulation, validation, and data infrastructure for automakers and robotics teams. Also supports defense applications with autonomy-focused testing and deployment platforms.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Mountain View, United States
Founded: 2017
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