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Tech Lead Manager, Motion Planning
Posted: 11/07/2025
Employment Type:
Direct Hire
Job Number: 31142
Job Location: Remote
Industry: AV - Autonomous Vehicles
Job Description
Position Title: Tech Lead Manager, Motion Planning
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting remote Direct Hire opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:
Job Qualifications:
Job Details:
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting remote Direct Hire opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop a team within the motion planning organization, assuming responsibility for planning algorithm and constraint generation.
- Collaborate with other leaders to provide technical direction, making critical decisions on architectural strategies, strategic resource allocation, operational execution, and technical debt management.
- Deliver a robust and scalable planner, prioritizing safety throughout the design, prototyping, testing, deployment, and production phases.
- Adopt a metrics-driven approach to the development and enhancement of technical components.
- Advance existing planning methodologies to facilitate data-driven strategies.
- Promote diversity and inclusion in both products and personnel.
- Mentor and offer constructive feedback (technical and professional) to team members, cultivating an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
- Demonstrate initiative in generating innovative ideas, formulating a team vision, and considering the holistic robotaxi system.
- Implement and review algorithms and code, applying rigorous engineering methodologies.
- Partner with project managers to develop roadmaps and execute plans according to schedule.
Job Qualifications:
- Over two years of experience in the management of a development team, with a demonstrated ability to foster career growth, mentor team members effectively, and enhance productivity.
- Masters or PhD in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Established history of successfully delivering production-quality motion planner in a leadership capacity.
- Advanced proficiency in search algorithms.
- Experience in developing motion planning solutions with ML
- Expertise in C++ software development, Linux, and Python, with supplementary knowledge of SQL.
- Strong theoretical understanding and practical experience in motion planning under conditions of uncertainty, as well as in interactions with dynamic agents and environments.
- Knowledge of robotics algorithms in localization, perception, prediction, motion planning, and control systems for autonomous vehicles.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and management skills.
- Experience in Autonomous Vehicles or other robotics industries
- Experience using simulation tools
- Experience with Verification & Validation for safety-critical systems
Job Details:
- Job Type: Direct Hire
- Location: Remote
- Salary Range: $212K-$283K.
About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
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