- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- Santa ClaraCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Business Operations
- Posted
- Sep 4, 2026
- Salary
- $160,000–$260,000 a year
Full-time
Senior V&V Engineer – Closed Course & Proving Grounds
Job description
We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy. By choosing the middle mile – with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well-defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper-optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate-keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.
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Job responsibilities
- Track Test Execution: Plan and execute closed-course test programs for new software features, hardware platforms, and safety-critical fallback maneuvers on commercial trucks. Own the process end to end.
- Robotic Equipment & Soft Targets: Setup and operate state-of-the-art proving ground equipment.
- Ensuring Testing Coverage: Ensure that V&V plans are developed and executed, providing triaging feedback to relevant stakeholders and tracking issues to conclusion.
- Data Collection & Log Analysis: Analyze high-precision vehicle dynamics data, IMU outputs, CAN logs, and autonomy telemetry using Python/MATLAB to evaluate dynamic performance.
- Test Site Safety Protocols: Enforce strict track safety procedures, risk assessments, and emergency intervention protocols for all track personnel and test drivers.
Job requirements
- Education: B.S. in Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or Systems Engineering.
- Experience: 5+ years executing vehicle-level closed-course testing on proving grounds for AVs, ADAS, or automotive OEMs.
- Practical Skills:
- Direct experience operating soft-target robotic platforms.
- Proficiency in automotive data acquisition tools (CANoe, CANape, Dewesoft, Wireshark).
- Strong Python scripting capabilities for log parsing and test metrics generation.
- Safety Rigor: Demonstrated adherence to proving ground safety regulations and risk mitigation practices.
- Experience testing commercial trucks or heavy machinery.