Autonomy Validation & Test Engineer (On-Vehicle)

Plusai; Austin (TX); Presencial; USD 125.000 - 175.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Catered free lunch

401(k) plan

Development opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

PlusAI is seeking an experienced software integration engineer to lead Validation & Verification for our autonomous driving stack. You will conduct hands-on testing, focusing on planning or embedded MCU, and collaborate with engineering to develop closed-course testing programs.

You will create end-to-end test plans, run test matrices, diagnose failures using Linux/ROS/C/C++, and generate tooling to improve efficiency. Travel to test sites will be required as needed.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Robotics.
• 2+ years of experience creating and executing test plans for software and hardware systems.
• 2+ years of experience working with robotics, automotive, or autonomous vehicles.
• Experience debugging system behaviors in Linux, ROS, C++, and Python, and identifying software failures caused by hardware sensors.
• Programming skills in Python, C++, bash.
• Willingness to travel to test sites near San Antonio, Texas and around the country.

Responsabilidades

• Lead planning and execution of closed‑course autonomous vehicle system testing.
• Create V&V plans and develop test matrix based on product requirements to thoroughly test autonomy software on-vehicle.
• Identify, diagnose, and troubleshoot software errors, including working with Linux, ROS, sensors, actuators, and various log data.
• Work with engineers to determine how to test different parts of the autonomy stack and report back test failures to management.
• Organize and execute field testing to test autonomy software on-vehicle in various environments including closed course.
• Execute the test cases based on release milestones.
• Support development of either the planning stack or the embedded safety MCU.
• Generate documentation and back‑end tooling to improve operational efficiency.

Conocimientos

Test planning

Robotics/autonomous vehicles

Linux debugging

ROS

C++

Python

Bash

Travel willingness

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering/Robotics

Descripción del empleo

PlusAI is seeking an experienced software integration engineer to lead Validation & Verification for our autonomous driving stack. You will conduct hands-on testing, focusing on planning or embedded MCU, and collaborate with engineering to develop closed-course testing programs.

You will create end-to-end test plans, run test matrices, diagnose failures using Linux/ROS/C/C++, and generate tooling to improve efficiency. Travel to test sites will be required as needed.