Autonomy Systems Test Lead

Tensor Auto; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Professional growth opportunities

Equity incentive plan

Benefits program

Job summary

Tensor is a Silicon Valley–based AI company focused on agentic autonomy, with a San Jose headquarters and global offices. We are seeking an experienced leader to head autonomy system software testing, spanning simulation, bench, and vehicle tests, ensuring rigorous validation across the AV stack.

This role partners with systems engineering and software teams to enhance methodologies and delivery quality. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in safety-critical software testing, strong documentation,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software testing and validation experience in safety critical systems or industries.
• Familiar with simulation and in-vehicle tests.
• Strong documentation, data analysis and algorithmic problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team responsible for autonomy system software testing, including simulation test, bench test, vehicle test and more.
• Drive test development projects, improve the test efficiency and reliability.
• Document and report test results, analyze failures and help the development to prioritize the work;
• Work closely with the systems engineering team to improve test methodologies, test plans, and measure coverage;
• Work closely with autonomy software developers to communicate test results, analyze failures and improve the functions.

Skills

Software testing

Data analysis

Algorithmic problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree candidate in Robotics, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Physics, or related field

Job description

Tensor is a Silicon Valley–based AI company focused on agentic autonomy, with a San Jose headquarters and global offices. We are seeking an experienced leader to head autonomy system software testing, spanning simulation, bench, and vehicle tests, ensuring rigorous validation across the AV stack.

This role partners with systems engineering and software teams to enhance methodologies and delivery quality. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in safety-critical software testing, strong documentation,