Lead Vehicle Commissioning Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in autonomous vehicle technology is seeking a Lead Vehicle Commissioning Engineer in Oxford. You will lead a team to ensure vehicles are commissioned for customer operations, while driving improvements in the commissioning process. The role requires a degree in a related field and extensive experience in robotics, offering a competitive salary and a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary, benchmarked annually

Hybrid and/or flexible work arrangements

£3,000 flexible benefits package

Salary exchange pension plan

25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays

Pet-friendly office environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in industry or academia.
• Experience in operational deployment of robots.
• An appreciation of robotics and generative AI.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Commissioning phase of vehicle delivery.
• Driving continual improvement of the commissioning process.
• Contributing to hiring and onboarding of new team members.

Skills

Technical communication

Leadership

Flexibility

Agility

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field

Job description

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Lead Vehicle Commissioning Engineer, Oxford

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Location: Oxford, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

Job Description:

Your Role: Joining as a pivotal member of Oxa, you will build and lead an autonomous vehicle commissioning team to support the rapid growth in customer deployments globally. Working in unison with both internal Oxa teams and engineering partners, you will ensure customer vehicles are rigorously commissioned through existing processes, whilst identifying, introducing, and delivering new methods to meet the demands of our rapidly scaling technology.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the Commissioning phase of vehicle delivery ready for internal and external customers.
• Ensuring up-to-date reporting and communication on the status of vehicle commissioning.
• Organizing the planning and global logistics of vehicle commissioning and resources to support that, including hiring and contracting where required.
• Driving the continual improvement of the commissioning process.
• Working closely with the Reference Platform team to understand and carry out hardware and network configuration where required.
• Working closely with the Fleet Readiness team to use and provide feedback on their commissioning and calibration tools.
• Working closely with the Fleet and Solutions teams to ensure vehicles are fit for customer operations.
• Engaging with team members and colleagues throughout the business to create an environment that supports collaboration and mutual understanding.
• Contributing to hiring and onboarding by defining role responsibilities and requirements, leading interviews, engaging in recruiting outreach for your team, and mentoring and developing new team members.

Requirements

What you need to succeed:

• Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field (Engineering, Physics, Mathematics).
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in industry or academia.
• Experience in operational deployment of robots.
• Flexibility and agility in delivering against customer needs, including working at customer sites outside of UK.
• Proven record of leading and delivering projects as part of a team.
• Effective technical communication and leadership skills.
• An appreciation of robotics and generative AI.

Extra Kudos if you have:

• Led autonomous vehicle commissioning teams.
• Organized outsourcing capabilities globally (US and Japan in particular).
• Built calibration tooling.

Benefits

We provide:

• Competitive salary, benchmarked against the market and reviewed annually.
• Hybrid and/or flexible work arrangements.
• An outstanding £3,000 flexible benefits package including private medical insurance, critical illness coverage, life assurance, EAP, group income protection.
• A salary exchange pension plan.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• A pet-friendly office environment.
• Safe assigned spaces for team members with individual and diverse needs.