Staff Validation Engineer (Simulation & Generative AI)

Oxa Autonomy; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company specializing in innovative technologies seeks an engineer dedicated to validating simulations within the MetaDriver stream. This role emphasizes managing a Simulation Management System, conducting real-world testing, and ensuring alignment with industry standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of complex systems and experience with simulation tools.

Benefits

Competitive salary, reviewed annually

Company share programme

Hybrid and flexible work arrangements

Market-leading private healthcare

£2,000 flexible benefits fund

Salary exchange pension plan

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pet-friendly office environment

Safe spaces for team members with diverse needs

Qualifications

• Ability to collate and interrogate existing systems and document validation cases.
• Understanding of complex technical systems like robotics.
• Experience with building a simulator or game engine.

Responsibilities

• Manage simulation and modeling systems used for validation.
• Coordinate testing of simulation assumptions against real-world data.
• Contribute to the development of software sensor models.

Skills

Simulation and Modelling Management

Technical understanding

Cross-functional facilitation

Data analytics

Communication

Project management

Building a simulator

Experience with vendors such as Nvidia/RFPro

Experience creating/training ML models

Job description

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Oxford, United Kingdom

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

Job Description:

Your Role

• Engineer focused on validation of the use of simulation and modelling techniques within the MetaDriver stream. Initially focused on Simulation validation.
• Will create and manage a Simulation and Modelling Management System used as part of the Oxa Assurance system and certification processes.
• Will prepare, schedule, coordinate, and carry out testing of simulation assumptions against real-world data where necessary.
• Will input into the Simulation roadmap and identify existing or upcoming gaps in requirements of Oxa teams.
• Will contribute to the development of software sensor models.
• Will keep abreast of industry standards and best practices (ASAM).
• Work alongside Stream/SAT leads to enable tracking of progress (Jira).
• Promote and champion stream activities within the organization.

Requirements

What you need to succeed:

• Simulation and Modelling Management: Ability to collate and interrogate existing systems, identify gaps, document and build validation cases.
• Technical understanding: Demonstrated understanding of complex technical systems (robotics or similar), ability to translate between technical and product terminology for external parties. Able to independently prioritize and identify strategic requirements.
• Cross-functional facilitation: Able to work across a company to achieve validation goals (launchpad & Reference Platform sensor model testing).
• Data analytics: Ability to collect metrics, use statistical arguments to validate systems.
• Communication: Able to advocate and communicate results widely and effectively to internal and external customers.
• Project management: Capable of self-management.
• Experience with building a simulator (or game engine).
• Experience with vendors such as Nvidia/RFPro.
• Experience creating/training ML models.

The Candidate Journey: Multi-Step and Two-Way

This process is designed to give you every chance to get to know us and for us to understand you. The stages allow you to showcase your strengths and qualities, helping both parties determine if there's a good fit. If selected, you'll be in a position to do great work and thrive.

Compensation and Benefits

We provide:

• Competitive salary, benchmarked against the market and reviewed annually.
• Company share programme.
• Hybrid and/or flexible work arrangements.
• Market-leading private healthcare, life assurance, critical illness cover, income protection, and a company-paid health cash plan (including gym discounts).
• A flexible £2,000 (pro-rata) benefits fund for additional benefits like tech schemes and cycle to work.
• A salary exchange pension plan.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• A pet-friendly office environment.
• Safe spaces for team members with diverse needs.