Senior Software Engineer, HIL Infrastructure
Company websitemotional.com (Motional, opens in new tab)
Base salary $149,000 to $198,500
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Las Vegas, NV +1 more
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- LocationLas Vegas, NV +1 more
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
All places named
- Las Vegas, NV
- Pittsburgh, PA
About this job
Mission Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our HIL Infrastructure team to scale and automate our offboard testing workflows to be thorough, efficient, and reliable. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will gain hands-on experience with Motional’s Hardware in the Loop (HIL) infrastructure, physical bench hardware, and our AV software. In this role, you will play a critical part in the continuous improvement, scaling, and reliability of Motional’s HIL infrastructure to accelerate safe autonomous deployment. You will aid in writing and evaluating simulations, interfacing with hardware testing, and improving our AV software release process. Your work will interface with both infrastructure and autonomy teams’ code and needs, giving you a wide view of everything it takes to autonomously drive a vehicle.
- You will directly contribute to Motional’s driverless future through accessible and representative offboard HIL testing for cross-functional teams
- You’ll help redefine safe transportation by ensuring offboard testing is as representative as possible
- You will directly contribute to Motional’s driverless future through advancing infrastructure HIL simulations
- Your team is at the forefront of industry breakthroughs including ensuring safe and reliable software releases to public roads
- You’ll help redefine safe transportation by collaborating across Autonomy and Infrastructure teams to meet customer needs within offboard simulation and testing environments
What you'll be doing:
- You will support HIL testing by automating HIL bench health, accessibility and reliability
- You will implement release management automation for defining compatible software builds between components on the vehicles
- You will work with operations teams in response to release blockers, ensuring resolutions and that offboard testing infrastructure supports avoiding future similar instances
- You will data mine for insights on deficiencies, errors and overlooked optimizations to the tools and processes the team manages
- You will support HIL bench maintenance ensuring critical pipelines remain active and successful
What we’re looking for:
- 5+ Years of working in Linux
- 5+ Years of writing Python
- 5+ Years working with Git, CI/CD
- 3+ Years of interfacing with databases, example SQL, Postgres, Trino
- 2+ Years of working with C++
- 2+ Years working with hardware, sensors, low voltage electrical
- Familiarity or experience with Vehicle CAN and interfacing within Python automation
- Electrical familiarity for HIL bench connections and setup
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Experience working in cross-functional development teams, including quarterly road map design
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics (with Software option)
Bonus Points(not required):
- Experience with Cloud services such as AWS, GCP, Azure
- Hands on simulation experience
- OSC2, YAML Simulation scenario experience
- Autonomous Driving experience
- Familiarity with networking, routing, VPNs, VPCs
Working Conditions:
Hybrid role:
- Flexible working locations requiring some on-site HIL work and cross-team collaborations.
- Working directly on HIL equipment requires knowledge of basic electrical systems & safety
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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
$149,000—$198,500 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.
Source: Motional on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($149,000) is above 38% of the 10,277 Software Engineering roles nationwide listed on this site; 15 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $161,000; the middle half runs from $140,000 to $191,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingSenior Software Engineer, HIL Infrastructure$149,000 to $198,500
Senior Onboard Vehicle Network Engineer$149,000 to $198,500
Senior Robotics Engineer, AV Performance Diagnosis & Evaluation$149,000 to $198,500
Senior Systems Engineer$149,000 to $198,500
Senior Onboard Vehicle Network Engineer$149,000 to $198,500
Senior Engineer, AV Behavior Evaluation$149,000 to $198,500
Senior Engineer, In-Car Visualization$149,000 to $198,500
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer, HIL Infrastructure (this listing) | $149,000 - $198,500 |
| Senior Onboard Vehicle Network Engineer | $149,000 - $198,500 |
| Senior Robotics Engineer, AV Performance Diagnosis & Evaluation | $149,000 - $198,500 |
| Senior Systems Engineer | $149,000 - $198,500 |
| Senior Onboard Vehicle Network Engineer | $149,000 - $198,500 |
| Senior Engineer, AV Behavior Evaluation | $149,000 - $198,500 |
| Senior Engineer, In-Car Visualization | $149,000 - $198,500 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-15
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
$149,000—$198,500 USD
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