Zipline
drone delivery
SeniorMotionPlanningSoftwareEngineer
“Senior Motion Planning Software Engineer at Zipline. Skills: Motion Planning, Autonomous Systems, Software Engineering, Real-time Systems, Safety-Critical Systems. Build real-time trajectory generation and decision-making for autonomous flight. Tackle joint optimization across safety, energy, time, and reliability—balancing mission goals with vehicle constraints”
What You'll Achieve.
enable more accurate and timely deliveries; shape our future architectures; deliver essential goods; define the standard for safe, reliable autonomous flight in the real world
Industry & Context.
practical problem solvers; sculpt from first principles; enjoy facing adversity; can do the impossible at record breaking speeds
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, 3+ years of experience building software for safety-critical systems (aerospace/AV/robotics), Rust/C++/C for real-time, fault-tolerant code on embedded/Linux, Hands-on with simulation at scale, SIL/HIL, log replay, and metrics-driven validation, Evidence of shipping production-grade autonomy through ambiguous, noisy conditions—owning the last mile to reliability, Systems thinker who collaborates tightly with perception, controls, and flight, crisp docs and design reviews
What You'll Do.
Build real-time trajectory generation and decision-making for autonomous flight
Tackle joint optimization across safety
and reliability—balancing mission goals with vehicle constraints
Plan in uncertain environments with complex dynamics
Design safety-critical software for avoiding obstacles and interfacing with humans while delivering and picking up packages
Extend the autonomy stack for new aircraft
Define clean interfaces with perception and controls
Prove it before flight using large-scale sim
Mine real fleet data to validate safety metrics
and burn down long-tail failure modes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborates tightly with perception, controls, and flight
Communication Scope
crisp docs and design reviews
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