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Motion Planning Engineer

Woven by Toyota
Stanford, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/28/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/25/2025

Woven by Toyota is the mobility technology subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation. Our mission is to deliver safe, intelligent, human-centered mobility for all. Through our Arene mobility software platform, safety-first automated driving technology and Toyota Woven City - our test course for advanced mobility - we're bringing greater freedom, safety and happiness to people and society.

Our unique global culture weaves modern Silicon Valley innovation and time-tested Japanese quality craftsmanship. We leverage these complementary strengths to amplify the capabilities of drivers, foster happiness, and elevate well-being.

Team

Woven by Toyota's Advanced AD / ADAS organization is developing the core algorithms for safe and robust driving of complex and uncertain real-world environments. Our teams are contributing to next generation autonomy and ADAS active safety systems through core algorithms, data-driven approaches, and efficient architectures.

Who are we Looking for?

We are looking for a motion planning engineer with experience in AD / ADAS to develop and apply optimization algorithms for motion planning; an engineer who is excited to work with others on a cross-functional team to develop world-leading capabilities; an engineer who is passionate about applying the results of their efforts to improve the lives of millions through safety and mobility.

Responsibilities :

  • Design, develop, deploy, and evaluate state of the art algorithms and capabilities for vehicle motion planning.
  • Enhance driving performance by formulating driving objectives in a trajectory optimization framework.
  • Use metrics to measure, validate, Improve performance through testing in simulation and on roads.
  • Design reusable software components as part of an integrated system.
  • Understand and fulfill the software practices that produce maintainable code, including simulation, continuous integration, code review, HIL testing, and in-vehicle testing.
  • Collaborate closely with teams like Perception, Control, Simulation, Infrastructure, Tooling to drive unified solutions.

Experience :

  • You possess an M.S., Ph.D., or equivalent, in Robotics, Control, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or other quantitative fields.
  • You have 3 years of experience in development of motion planning and decision making algorithms, e.g. trajectory optimization, sampling-based planning, model predictive control, and machine learning.
  • Hands-on experience with architecture design and building a planning stack for autonomous robots.
  • You are proficient in C , and may have familiarity with Python or other programming languages.
  • You are an excellent communicator, skilled collaborator, and principled colleague.
  • You have strong R&D potential in algorithm design, data-driven approaches to safety, and large-scale systems architecture.
  • For California : The base pay for this position ranges from $112,000- $184,000 a year

    Your base salary is one part of your total compensation. We offer a base salary, short term and long term incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package. The total compensation offered to an employee will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and level.

    Our Commitment

  • We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
  • Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.
  • Salary : $112,000 - $184,000

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