Autonomous System Test Engineer I

dtna; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k company match

4 weeks paid vacation

13+ holidays

8 weeks parental leave

Employee assistance program

Healthcare plans

Onsite fitness

Tuition assistance

Volunteer paid time off

Disability plans

Job summary

Daimler Truck in Portland, OR is seeking engineers early in their careers to join the validation team for highly automated vehicle platforms. You will support test campaigns, analyze results, and help ensure safety and reliability as we advance L4 systems toward production.

The role offers a hybrid schedule (4 days in-office, 1 day remote) with a starting salary between $71,000 and $91,000 USD, plus comprehensive benefits and opportunities for growth in autonomous vehicle validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechatronics, computer science, electrical or mechanical engineering or related field from an accredited college/university.
• Experience developing, reviewing and executing test cases.
• Commercial Driver's License or ability to acquire one within 1 year of accepting position is required.
• Excellent teamwork skills and strong desire to continuously improve the product.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to work and collaborate with remote locations over different time zones required.
• Ability to travel domestically.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of validation strategies utilizing innovative tools and processes to meet testing needs for highly automated vehicle platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers across multiple disciplines in fast-paced, iterative development cycles.
• Plan and execute test campaigns involving multiple stakeholders, and participants from both internal and external departments.
• Develop conclusions from testing, present results and investigate issues.
• Contribute to validation planning, milestone tracking, and implementation of the overall validation concept.
• Interact with engineers responsible for the functional safety concept to ensure validation activities support safety objectives.
• Keep up to date with the latest technologies and regulations in the field of L4 system validation.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes and tools.
• Execute vehicle and system-level testing at proving grounds, test tracks, and laboratory environments.
• Analyze vehicle data logs, CAN traces, and test results to identify issues and support root-cause investigations.
• Support fault-injection, integration, and troubleshooting activities to validate system behavior under normal and degraded operating conditions.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Remote collaboration

Travel willingness

Test case development

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechatronics, computer science, electrical or mechanical engineering

Job description

Inside the Role

Daimler Truck has been at the forefront of transportation innovation for more than 130 years, from pioneering commercial vehicle technologies to bringing the first automated commercial vehicle to public roads. Today, we are advancing highly automated driving systems toward series production and building the next generation of safe, reliable, and efficient autonomous trucks. We are seeking engineers who are passionate about innovation, safety, and sustainable transportation and who want to help shape the future of mobility.

In this role, you will support validation activities for a fail-operational vehicle platform designed to maintain safe operation under fault conditions. Working with a global team of engineers, you will develop and execute system-level and vehicle-level tests, participate in test campaigns, analyze results, investigate issues, and contribute to the validation of highly automated truck systems. This position is ideal for engineers early in their careers who are interested in autonomous systems, vehicle testing, systems engineering, and functional safety. You will gain hands‑on experience with cutting‑edge automated driving technologies while developing the technical and leadership skills needed to grow into a key contributor in autonomous vehicle validation.

Posting Information

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

We Take Care of Our Team

Position offers a starting salary range of $71,000 to $91,000 USD

Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience

Benefits

• 401k company contribution with company match up to 8% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
• starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
• 13+ calendar holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• employee assistance program
• comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
• onsite fitness (at some locations)
• tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
• short-term and long-term disability plans

Responsibilities

• Support the development of validation strategies utilizing innovative tools and processes to meet testing needs for highly automated vehicle platforms
• Collaborate with engineers across multiple disciplines in fast-paced, iterative development cycles
• Plan and execute test campaigns involving multiple stakeholders, and participants from both internal and external departments
• Develop conclusions from testing, present results and investigate issues
• Contribute to validation planning, milestone tracking, and implementation of the overall validation concept
• Interact with engineers responsible for the functional safety concept to ensure validation activities support safety objectives
• Keep up to date with the latest technologies and regulations in the field of L4 system validation
• Drive continuous improvement in processes and tools
• Execute vehicle and system-level testing at proving grounds, test tracks, and laboratory environments
• Analyze vehicle data logs, CAN traces, and test results to identify issues and support root-cause investigations
• Support fault-injection, integration, and troubleshooting activities to validate system behavior under normal and degraded operating conditions

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechatronics, computer science, electrical or mechanical engineering or related field from an accredited college/university
• Experience developing, reviewing and executing test cases
• An attached resume is required
• Commercial Driver's License or ability to acquire one within 1 year of accepting position is required
• Excellent teamwork skills combined with a strong desire to continuously improve the product
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Ability to work and collaborate with remote locations over different time zones required
• Ability to travel domestically required

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience in automotive or aerospace product development related to product validation and/or functional safety (e.g. ISO 26262) is preferred
• Experience with validation processes and fault analysis techniques, such as FMEA/FTA
• Experience with change management and deploying new software tools in a cross-functional environment
• Experience with systems engineering is preferred
• Experience working with vehicle measurement systems and logging devices preferred
• Understanding of CAN based tools such as CANalyzer and CANape is preferred
• Experience working with system level HiL or bench testing environments is preferred
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Where We Work

This position is open to applicants who can work in (or relocate to) the following location(s)- Portland, OR US. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Schedule Type

Hybrid (4 days per week in-office / 1 day remote). This schedule builds our #OneTeamBestTeam culture, provides an unparalleled customer