Uber
Staff System Engineer - AV Labs
$216K–$240K
Sunnyvale, California · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 28, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of working experience in the Robotics or Autonomous Systems industry.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Transportation Engineering, Statistics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fields.
About the job
Leads evaluation, integration validation, safety assessment, and performance benchmarking of partners’ autonomous vehicle systems for Uber AV Labs.
What you'll do
- Assess and benchmark partner autonomous systems against safety and efficiency KPIs; validate technology readiness.
- Define hardware and software integration strategies and validation plans, and develop real-world and simulation performance metrics.
- Build safety cases and hazard analyses, coordinate technical release criteria with partner and internal teams, and track issues to resolution.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of working experience in the Robotics or Autonomous Systems industry.
- Strong system thinking skills and ability to turn complex driving challenges into practical, scalable solutions.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Transportation Engineering, Statistics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fields.
- Proficiency in Python and Linux environments.
Nice to have
- Professional experience in safety-critical autonomous systems or PhD research experience in traffic safety.
- Experience defining release processes and safety criteria; system validation tools, simulation, data mining, functional safety, SOTIF, or automotive cybersecurity.
Pay
USD $216,000 per year - USD $240,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, Linux, simulation
AI focus
Evaluates and validates autonomous vehicle systems, including safety, integration, and performance across real-world and simulation settings.
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