Principal Test Engineer for Autonomous Vehicles - Remote

Overview

You are joining a growing team that is responsible for motion planning, controls, and behaviors for Outrider’s autonomous trucks. This team is collaborative and committed to continuous improvement. Team members use tools such as off-the-shelf simulation software and data analytics to understand the performance of the product at scale in diverse situations, and they maintain a state-of-the-art motion planning stack by routinely studying new techniques from the research community. Leadership, growth, and development opportunities are plentiful.

In Short

• Develop test strategies and plans for a highly complex autonomous vehicle
• Support the strategic development of testing at all levels, including component, Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL), Vehicle, Simulation, etc.
• Design tests that effectively verify system requirements, analyze and report test results
• Effectively communicate test strategies and capabilities to organizational leadership and customers
• Mentor and coach team members to grow their technical skills and personal attributes, provide direction for their day to day activities
• Support the requirements generation process
• Embody a "Safety Steward" mindset - hold the company and all co-workers accountable for safety in development, test, and in the finished system, and proactively propose safety improvements

Requirements

• 7+ years’ experience leading system test initiatives in an innovative product development environment
• Knowledge of safety standards and their application to system requirements and testing (especially: ISO 21448/SOTIF)
• Experience testing autonomous vehicles or robotic systems (ideally self-driving in some form)
• Extensive experience with the system development life cycle, modern software/hardware/system testing methods, and continuous integration
• Experience leading project teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• Salary: $150,000 - $300,000
• Equity: Significant equity package commensurate on experience and skills
• Benefits: Full health benefits
• Hybrid position, up to managers discretion and workload
• Actual compensation is based on several factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor.