Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Mission Summary: Motional’s onboard autonomous driving system team works at the intersection of software engineering, machine learning, sensors, and hardware compute platforms to evolve Motional’s next-generation on-board autonomous driving system. As part of this team, the High Performance Compute Platform team is responsible for Motional’s current and next-generation onboard autonomous driving system. If you are a software engineer and love the idea of working on embedded AI hardware and software compute systems to create the next generation of autonomous vehicles, we would love to talk with you.

We are hiring in a range of levels, from graduate engineers to Staff engineers. , to be run on self-driving vehicles. Design test harnesses for embedded software components and full systems Provide technical mentorship to engineers.

Proactively work with cross-functional engineering teams to solve complex and interesting problems. Own and drive multi-quarter technical roadmaps for select areas.

What We'Re Looking For

: Experience with creating detailed

Requirements

from use cases. Ability to lead a technical initiative, including breaking down work and guiding other engineers through execution. Experience writing software for embedded platforms in C and C++.

Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD). Experience working on embedded Linux / RTOSs. ) and the common networking protocols.

Experience with debugging on embedded platforms. Experience writing software in Python and experience doing automation with shell scripting. Experience working with ARM Cortex MCUs or Microprocessors.

Bonus Points (not required): Experience with the NVIDIA Drive AGX platform and DriveOS ecosystem. Experience working with large data pipelines, and platforms that require deterministic execution. Experience using inter-system communication protocols such as I2C and SPI Experience deploying Machine Learning models.

Experience working with GPUs. Experience working directly with the Linux kernel or Device Drivers. Experience with Simulation and Code Generation, and knowing when their use is appropriate.

Experience working with Bazel. Experience integrating various sensors, including Cameras, IMUs, Radars, LIDARs. Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, and/or other ML frameworks.

This role is hybrid from our Pittsburgh office. It requires in-office days each week to support collaboration.

Compensation

factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs.

range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only.

such as a bonus or company equity.

and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Benefits

program.

include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more. Salary Range $200,000 $275,000 USD Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first. We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect.