Senior Software Engineer, Navigation

Agility Robotics

Salem, OR · RemoteFull-time$155,000 – $241,000 / yearly

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Job details

Pay

$155,000 – $241,000 / yearly

Job type

Full-time

Work setting

Remote / Hybrid

Location

Salem, OR

Posted

Posted 2 months ago

Full job description

Design and implement 3D motion planning algorithms for humanoid locomotion with real-time collision avoidance. Hybrid; Salem, OR or other Agility offices.

Manage core navigation stack components including local planning maps and terrain models
Develop a 3D footstep path planner to reduce navigation cycle times
Create navigation features and route planning for multi-agent robot fleet coordination
Build regression testing pipelines for motion planning and navigation modules
Integrate planning algorithms with AI policies and controls on physical hardware

Qualifications

RL training and deployment for locomotion behaviors
MPC implementation for dynamic robot locomotion
GPU-accelerated spatial data structures (NVBlox, CUDA)
Multi-robot coordination and route planning experience
Publications at top robotics conferences (ICRA, RSS, IROS, CoRL)

Requirements

5+ years in robotics developing real-time navigation and motion planning
Expertise in 3D/volumetric map representations (octomaps, voxel grids)
Deep understanding of path/motion planning algorithms (RRT/PRM, MPC/LQR, hybrid A*)
Expert C++ proficiency (C++17/20) with multithreaded, high-performance code
Experience with ROS/ROS2, DDS, and optimization libraries (Ceres, IPOPT, OSQP)
Proven ability testing and debugging on physical robots

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