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Motional

Perception Engineer

Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Remote U.S.

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Seniority
Mid level
Stated salary
$165,000 – $197,698 per year
Country
US
Work mode
Remote-friendly
First seen by hirly
15 Sept 2026

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the posting

  • Perception Engineer . Ref. No. N322
  • BOSTON – REMOTE U.S. ONLY
  • FULL-TIME

What You’ll Do:

Connect/drive project-level impact through technology solutions..

Design, develop, implement, and fix features in codebase.

Formulate problems, architect solutions, and design processes.

Train and deploy new AI models.

Analyze model performance and identify improvements.

Research/evaluate emerging technologies to enhance AI models.

Prototype, evaluate, implement, and iterate on solutions.

What You Bring:

Requires Bachelor’s or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or or a closely related technical field

Two years of industry experience in automotive industry software development.

Experience must include:

production-level software development,

model deployment,

integration and validation for robotics,

testing/debugging algorithms,

machine learning applications,

Python,

C++,

PyTorch,

GPU training,

acceleration and inference optimization,

TensorRT/CUDA,

CI/CD pipelines, and

Git.

Ref Job No. N 322

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range

$165,000 — $197,698 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter , LinkedIn , Instagram and YouTube .

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

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