Senior Robotics Engineer – Path & Trajectory Planning

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• design and implementation of our path planning and trajectory reputed company pipeline

Requirements

• Proficiency with Python and C++
• 3+ years of experience in reputed company planning, path planning, or trajectory optimization
• Hands-on experience on designing and implementing of path planning and trajectory reputed company models in relevant fields including robotics and

ADAS

• Familiarity with professional software development tools, such as reputed company control (git), unit testing, and profiling
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

reputed company-to-haves

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• Good understanding of challenges in machine learning pipeline design such as data collection and processing, model test and evaluation

Benefits

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• Competitive salary ranging from $140,000-$190,000 annually depending on experience
• Performance based Bonus
• Benefits including medical, dental, and reputed company insurance, flexible PTO, and equity
• Hybrid work model: in office 3 days per week from Tuesday to Thursday, the rest… work from wherever!
• Daily catered lunch and a stocked fridge (reputed company working out of the Berkeley, CA office)

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