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Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
San DiegoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Business Operations
Posted
Jul 23, 2026
Salary
$135,000–$350,000 a year
Full-time

Discrete Planning Engineer (R5440)

Job description

The Discrete Planning Group is a part of the Autonomy Team for Hivemind Enterprise Product. The group is an agile set of engineers focused on researching and developing state-of-the-art algorithms that drive intelligent and confidence-inspiring flight behaviors while accounting for an uncertain and dynamic world. As a member of the group, you will work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, discrete optimization, and motion planning. You will architect and write high-quality software for core systems, set standards for software engineering, refine technical requirements, drive strategic technical improvements, and mentor other engineers.

Job responsibilities

  • Research, design, and implement state-of-the-art algorithms for optimal task allocation, scheduling and temporal sequencing of heterogeneous teams of autonomous vehicles (land, air, other).
  • Solidify and improve existing C++ based mission planning software applicable across disparate vehicle types and compute platforms.
  • Work with our engineers, program managers, and product managers to define a technical roadmap for future autonomy solutions and SDK offerings.

Job requirements

  • Typically requires a PhD with graduate work in Optimization or Operations Research. Master’s degree with 4 or more years of work in the same areas.
  • Expert in Integer or Mixed Integer Linear Programming, Constraint Programming, Convex Optimization, Multi-Objective-Optimization and using established solvers such as Gurobi, Google-OR, CPLEX etc.
  • Significant experience in implementing algorithms in C++ and using debuggers such as gdb to troubleshoot execution within a multi-threaded environment.
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