Senior Robotics Planning Engineer
- Location
- Los Angeles, San Francisco
- Workplace
- On-site
- Compensation
- $176k – $240k + equity
About this role
We are looking for a Senior Robotics Planning Engineer with 5+ years of experience to develop the high-level autonomy systems that coordinate fleets of autonomous haul trucks in mining environments. You'll join Pronto AI (now part of Atoms), a global leader in commercializing autonomous vehicle technology with production-deployed Autonomous Haulage Systems operating across mines in the US, Scotland, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil. This is a critical role — you'll be responsible for ensuring trucks navigate smoothly without unnecessary stops, designing path planning and multi-vehicle coordination systems that directly impact site productivity and safety. You'll be one of the early members of a growing planning team, with the opportunity to touch motion planning, coordination planning, and fleet planning from the ground up. If you love robotics and want outsized impact on real, deployed autonomous systems rather than simulations, this is the role for you.
What will you be doing?
Developing trajectory planning and path planning systems for 200+ ton autonomous haul trucks, ensuring smooth navigation and minimizing unnecessary stops caused by unplanned obstacles
Designing intersection management systems that compute optimal truck sequences to minimize total wait time across multi-vehicle operations
Building coordination planning systems to simultaneously manage the motion of multiple vehicles with intersecting trajectories, preventing deadlocks and collisions
Creating fleet planning algorithms that dynamically translate site-wide state (loading/dumping locations) into actively managed assignments for each truck
Collaborating with controls and systems engineers to validate planning concepts during live deployments, with some schedule flexibility required during testing phases
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
Culture & values
In-office 5 days a week work culture
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