Staff Software Engineer (m/f/d) Motion Planning - Qualcomm Unterschleissheim, Germany

Nuvia

Nuvia

Software Engineering
Munich, Germany
Posted on Oct 29, 2025

Job Description

Job Posting Date

2025-10-29


Company:

Arriver Software GmbH

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Arriver™ is a new software unit and brand, fully focused on developing perception, fusion and drive policy software for the next generation cars. It will deliver an open, scalable and flexible architecture solution running on Qualcomm® Snapdragon Ride™ System on a Chip (SoC) platform. Arriver™ has 800 people in 5 countries – China, Germany, Romania, Sweden, USA – and builds on more than a decade of experience in active safety software development. The company is wholly owned by Qualcomm®.

Role

As a Staff engineer, you will be part of the SW team responsible for Motion Planning of the next-generation L2-L4 Automated driving stack. Your work
will span production, pre-production, and demo development over the immediate-to-5+ year product horizon. You will work with high independence
and lead in- and inter-team topics while coaching and supporting peers to foster team growth.


The team is agile, cross-site, cross-functional and has end-to-end responsibility on the SW level. You will jointly own the Motion Planning algorithms
and their implementation, ensuring quality, and scaling during the entire product lifecycle - from concept through to implementation, integration, V&V,
production, and addressing post-production defects.

Must-Have requirements for the role

  • M.Sc. or Ph.D. in computer science, robotics, or similar

  • Strong background and working experience with Trajectory Optimization (Multi-objective optimization, MPC, LQR, NLP, QP, etc.)

  • Experience with Decision Making for robotics

  • Advanced C++, version control

  • Software Engineering expertise

  • Test-driven development experience

  • Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

  • Background in AD/ADAS feature or system development

  • Path finding expertise

  • Experience with robust software design for safety-critical systems

  • Experience with embedded systems

  • Familiarity with dependability (FUSA/SOTIF)

  • Familiarity with Automotive SW standards (AUTOSAR, MISRA)

  • Experience in Requirements Engineering

We offer:

Aside from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative environment, you'll enjoy:

  • Competitive salary and benefits package.

  • Collaborative and inclusive work culture.

  • Career development and growth opportunities.

  • Employee share program

  • Company bike, job ticket

  • Employer-financed retirement provision

  • Mentoring program for intensive onboarding training and further education opportunities

  • Employee stock purchase program (15% discount on Qualcomm stock purchase)

You will join a highly motivated and experienced team working together from multiple locations around the world.

We look forward to receiving your complete and meaningful application!

This is a full-time position based in our office in Unterschleißheim, Germany.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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