Gatik
Senior V&V Engineer – Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) & Simulation
$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 SIL testing, virtual simulation validation, or automated software QA for AVs or complex robotics.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or Data Science.
About the job
Build and scale SIL and simulation verification systems to test autonomous-driving software and measure release readiness before production driverless releases.
What you'll do
- Design automated SIL testing pipelines integrated with cloud-based CI/CD workflows.
- Create synthetic scenarios and transform fleet-log events into parametric simulation suites.
- Verify autonomy-stack performance, simulation fidelity, and safety and coverage metrics; develop release dashboards.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or Data Science.
- 5+ years in SIL testing, virtual simulation validation, or automated software QA for AVs or complex robotics.
- Exceptional proficiency in C++ and Python.
- Deep experience with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud compute clusters (AWS/GCP), simulation tools, and continuous integration pipelines.
Nice to have
- Experience validating middle-mile or commercial vehicle autonomous planning and control algorithms.
- Background in dynamic or procedural scene generation, synthetic data validation, or statistical safety and coverage-based testing.
Pay
$160,000- $260,000 (base salary)
Tools
C++, Python, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, OpenSCENARIO, ASAM
AI focus
Validate autonomous-driving software through SIL pipelines, synthetic scenarios, fleet-log replays, and simulation.
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