Software Engineer - Behavior Capabilities
Foster City, CAHybridFull-time
AI Summary
Develops behavioral and motion planning algorithms to improve vehicle uptime and trip progress in failure scenarios, collaborating cross-functionally and implementing scalable solutions for Zoox’s driving stack.
About this role
The Behavior Capabilities opportunity falls within the Fail Operational Planning team at Zoox. This team works to ensure that the robot continues to operate effectively, even in the presence of minor compartmentalized failures or degraded capabilities. The focus of the team includes developing behavioral and motion planning algorithms to improve trip progress, vehicle uptime metrics, and correspondingly a better customer experience. This is a cutting-edge problem which requires teamwork and collaboration across a diverse group of experts including Planner, Perception, Prediction, Hardware, and more.
On this team, you will contribute to the next generation of algorithmic advancements to expand our robot’s ability to drive in some of the most complex scenarios. We are looking for an engineer who is excited to understand the interdependencies within the driving stack and takes ownership of their projects and has a holistic product focused approach towards development.
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Skills
Algorithm DesignBehavior PlanningC++Cross-Functional CollaborationDriving Stack IntegrationMotion PlanningReal-time SystemsVehicle Kinematics
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