Staff Software Engineer, Motion Planning at AeroVect
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Jul 23, 2026
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Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor role focused on building the full planning stack for autonomous ground vehicles operating in airport airside environments. The work spans mission, behavior, and motion planning — including trajectory optimization, decision-making under uncertainty, and real-time constraint optimization — from prototyping through production. The role suits a deeply experienced autonomy engineer comfortable owning architectural decisions and mentoring peers in a startup setting.
Staff level · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
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Why we read it this way (6)
No work location or city is specified in the posting; CBSA fields are left blank. AeroVect is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, but the JD does not state a location for this role.
C++ and Python are listed together as a single requirement ('C++ (preferred) or Python'), so they are captured as a single interchangeable gate with C++ as the primary and Python as the alternative.
The degree requirement is a hard gate: 'Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Math, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Physics, or a related field.' A Bachelor's is the stated minimum, so the degree requirement is set to Bachelors.
Modern C++, MISRA, ISO 26262, ROS/ROS2, DDS, and startup experience all appear under the 'We Prefer' section and are marked as preferred accordingly.
The '5+ years of industry experience in planning for robotic ground vehicles' appears under 'We Prefer' (preferred, not required), so it is not used as the overall years minimum. No overall experience floor is stated in the required section.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
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