Motion Planning Engineer

Develop and integrate motion planning capabilities for autonomous aerial systems.

• •Applied Intuition is seeking a Motion Planning Engineer to develop, integrate, and test core path planning capabilities for aerial platforms.
• •You will work across teams to integrate GNC algorithms into software and product stacks for commercial and defense applications.
• •Key Responsibilities Write software for autonomous aircraft systems, including fighter aircraft, maritime surface vessels, and UAVs.
• •Build and improve aerial autonomy software architectures for real-world deployment.
• •Collaborate with DoD warfighter domain experts and UAS vehicle vendors for software integration.
• •Requirements 3-5 years of professional experience in autonomous vehicle motion planning, robotics, or a related field.
• •Experience in 3D+ path planning using sampling-based methods (e.g., RRT*).
• •Experience in 2/2.5D grid-based planning methods (e.g., A*).
• •Experience developing autonomy algorithms in C++ or Python.
• •Experience developing or implementing outer-loop control systems.