Motion Planning Engineer, AD/ADAS
woven-by-toyota
Tokyo
Posted May 20, 2026
- Full-time
- Product & Technology
Job description
**About Woven by Toyota** [Woven by Toyota](https://woven.toyota/en) is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society. Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all. ========================================================================= ### TEAM Woven by Toyota's AD/ADAS organization is developing algorithms for next-generation autonomy and ADAS active safety systems, using data-driven approaches and efficient architecture. We are looking for a systems-minded engineer with experience in AD/ADAS to apply algorithms for motion planning by using information from sensors or maps. You will be excited to develop world-class autonomy features and be passionate about improving the lives of millions through safety and mobility. ### WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? As a Motion Planning Engineer, you are a technical expert in at least one area below: - Path planning by using sensors or map information - Vehicle motion control (longitudinal and lateral) - Data-driven planning using machine learning Those with experience implementing these technologies into ADAS systems, robotics, and automated driving are very welcome. ### RESPONSIBILITIES - Collaborate with teams such as Perception, Control, Simulation, Infrastructure, and Tooling to build unified solutions and realize safer and more secure system-level functionality and performance for AD/ADAS - Develop features such as lanekeeping, speed management, lane change, lane planning, and others - Understand and fulfill the software practices that produce maintainable code, including simulation, continuous integration, code review, HIL testing, and in-vehicle testing - You will be part of team which handles advanced research to product development - You will come to the office 3 days per week per our hybrid work policy, and report to the planning system engineering manager ### MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field - 3+years of experience in path planning, vehicle control or ADAS - 3+years of experience in software development using C++ on GitHub, utilizing support tools for ensuring software quality - Working proficiency in English (verbal and written) ### NICE TO HAVES - Knowledge of embedded software implementation, vehicle dynamics - Experience in data-driven development - Product development for production AD/ADAS - Knowledge of control engineering (PID, LQR, MPC) - Experience using Agile software management tools