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# Platform Systems Engineer

- **Company:** WAABI PARTNERS
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $147,932.0 - $291,612.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Python (Programming Language), Motion Planning, Software Coding, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/platform-systems-engineer-motion-planning-and-control-waabi_ai-7859593

## About the Role

Strong foundation in AV systems in motion planning, motion control and VD and low level actuator control.

 - Strong physics and control systems knowledge.
 - Knowledge of Systems Engineering and Verification and Validation (V&V) best practices.
 - Knowledge of functional safety standards (i.e. ISO 26262).
 - Comprehensive coding skills in Python, or other common programming languages.
 - Risk modeling, translating probabilistic safety goals into physical metrics, and quantifying system uncertainty (including correlated errors).
 - Requirements decomposition from high-level safety goals into detailed, verifiable functional and technical requirements for a Level 4 AV system.
 - Experience in VD simulation (use) and VD tools development (build).
Bonus:

 - Applied and proven experience in building end to end motion planning and control systems systems.
 - Commercial trucking actuator system and truck dynamics and control.
 - Applied and proven experience of optimal control systems.
 - A strong passion for robotics systems and an intuitive understanding of actual electro-mechanical problems in the context of self-driving or robotics.
 - Coding in Rust and using build and test automation tools.



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