Gatik
Senior V&V Engineer – Public Road & Fleet Testing
$160K–$260K
Santa Clara, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
Santa Clara, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years in field validation, fleet testing, or systems engineering for autonomous vehicles or large-scale robotic fleets.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Engineering, or Data Analytics.
About the job
Validates autonomous trucks on customer routes and across fleet operations to confirm safety, map quality, and readiness for driverless commercial deployment.
What you'll do
- Plan and conduct public-road and shadow-fleet testing; validate maps and routes before driverless sign-off.
- Investigate operational events and anomalies, analyze safety and performance metrics, and report findings.
- Support vehicle commissioning and route expansion; provide bug reports and regression scenarios to engineering teams.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Engineering, or Data Analytics.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, SQL, and data visualization/log analysis platforms.
- Experience analyzing LiDAR, Radar, Camera, and CAN sensor logs to triage autonomy failures.
- Deep understanding of ODDs, route mapping validation, and fleet-wide safety monitoring.
Nice to have
- Experience deploying L4 driverless commercial operations in freight, trucking, or ride-hailing.
- Expertise in statistical fleet reliability modeling.
Pay
$160,000- $260,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, SQL, Jupyter, Grafana, Foxglove, MCAP, LiDAR, Radar
AI focus
Validates autonomous-vehicle system behavior and safety for driverless commercial operations; the posting does not specify AI development work.
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