Staff Motion Planning Software Engineer
Zipline · South San Francisco
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- Company
- Zipline
- Location
- South San Francisco
- Salary
- $230,000 - $270,000
- Posted
- July 28, 2026
About this job
Our Autonomy Motion Planning team is looking for a Staff Software Engineer who is passionate about developing autonomous systems for the real world. This role will explore cutting-edge approaches to decision making and trajectory planning that will enable more accurate and timely deliveries, putting you in the position to make critical product decisions that will shape our future architectures. What You'll Do Build real-time trajectory generation and decision-making for autonomous flight (search-based, sampling, MPC, convex/non-convex optimization). Tackle joint optimization across safety, energy, time, and reliability—balancing mission goals with vehicle constraints.…
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