Senior Software Engineer, Process Automation and Tooling

The Senior Process Automation Engineer on the Process, Automation, and Tooling team of the AV Performance Analysis (Triage ) group helps develop and deliver workflows, automation and user experience that is intuitive, optimized and centered around the AV Product Development lifecycle. In this role, you will build and maintain automation tools to streamline the processes, while identifying and measuring areas for improvement. This role is on a fast-paced agile team, unlocking the work of the core Triage Specialists and Triage Engineers towards delivering the broader Motional's operational goals.

The Motional global headquarters are located at 100 Northern Avenue in Boston, MA. Nestled in the bustling Seaport district with sweeping views of Boston Harbor and downtown Boston, the offices are located close to major transit lines and a quick walk to various restaurants and popular attractions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Work cross-functionally with users, researchers, and designers to help define requirements for AV Performance Analysis products
• Define product, functional requirements and roadmaps for AV Performance Analysis tools
• Design, build and maintain standard visualization interfaces for the AV Performance Analysis team
• Work independently with external software, hardware, and tools development engineers to develop specific solutions for the AV Performance Analysis team
• Develop tooling test frameworks in collaboration with the stakeholder teams
• Identify software-related issues and create clear and comprehensive documentation
• Lead collaboration efforts with developers to aid in issue resolution and verification
• Analyze test results and document findings in comprehensive test reports
• Manage issues throughout their entire lifecycle, driving them to resolution
• Collaborate with senior management to understand the vision for business-critical automation
• Provide accurate measurements of existing workflows and justification for how automation improves performance and quality
• Support and mentor junior developers
• Able to travel domestically
• Other duties as assigned

What We're Looking For

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering - such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, System Engineering, Robotics, Backend/Front End developers, or equivalent knowledge and work experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience with software engineering concepts, including requirements analysis, source control, build processes, and design reviews.
• Strong experience with Linux, scripting, and analytical languages (E.g: Bash/Shell, Python, SQL)
• Strong experience in all stages of the design process, from early strategy and ideation, wireframes, and prototypes, to the final implementation of UI design
• Strong experience with Web Development languages such as HTML, CSS, Java, React
• Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, S3, SQS and EC2
• Expertise in using issue tracking and configuration management tools such as Atlassian Confluence, Jira and version control tools such as Bitbucket, Gitlab
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and creative problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical people.
• Exposure to process automation and statistical optimization techniques
• Strong experience in requirements generation

Bonus Points (not required)

• Experience working with safety-critical and complex systems such as -- Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Automotive, Medical Devices or Aerospace Technologies
• Experience in all stages of the design process, from early strategy and ideation, wireframes and prototypes, to the final implementation of UI design
• Experience in developing process metrics for measuring the throughput, capacity of operational tasks and for recommending corrective actions
• Experience in Quality Control and Quality Assurance (E.g: Test Plan and Case Management)
• Strong focus on Safety and Systems Engineering practices

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and at times for long periods; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 pounds.

Travel Requirements (greater than 20%)

Expected to travel for 1-2 weeks each quarter visiting all of our testing sites - mostly to LV, but also domestically as needed for the business.

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly exposed to a standard office environment; including office equipment.
• Hybrid work 2-3 days in the office
• Limited travel to different offices

If you don't meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above - that's okay! We encourage you to apply if you think this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and that you can deliver the results we need.

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

$155,300—$207,000 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 and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, 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.