Chief Validation & Systems Engineering

Doist; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedrock Robotics is seeking a Head of Validation and Systems Engineering to lead validation, verification and systems engineering. You will define readiness criteria for unsupervised deployments, build a scalable validation architecture, and own the interplay between hardware, software and safety-critical paths across multiple platforms.

The role requires 10+ years in safety-focused testing, strong leadership across software, hardware and data science, and hands-on experience with sensors,

Qualifications

• BS or advanced degree in engineering, physics, or another technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years in test planning and experimental design for safety-critical autonomous or robotic systems, with a bias toward safety and repeatability.
• Track record leading multidisciplinary technical organizations—software, systems, hardware, test, and data science under one roof.
• Depth in sensing and compute: cameras, lidar, radar, GNSS, IMUs, edge compute, embedded controllers.
• Fluency in data analysis and test automation (Python, C/C++) sufficient to interrogate results yourself, not only to review them.
• Experience running many parallel test activities across non-colocated teams, sites, and stakeholders.
• Judgment about when a claim is proven and when it merely looks proven.

Responsibilities

• Safety validation of the system with metrics, scenario libraries and architectural coverage.
• Develop a scalable validation architecture across machines, tasks, and sites.
• Own requirements decomposition and traceability from mission-level intent through subsystems.
• Define V&V strategy and infrastructure, selecting appropriate tools and simulations.
• Validate hardware/software kit on customer machines and ensure safety-critical paths readiness.
• Build and grow a multidisciplinary team of engineers and data scientists.
• Define KPIs and present test data in concise leadership-ready formats.

Skills

Test planning

System leadership

Data analysis

Python scripting

C/C++

Parallel testing coordination

Safety-critical awareness

Education

BS or advanced degree in engineering, physics, or equivalent

Tools

Python

C/C++

Simulation tools

Log analysis

Job description

Bedrock Robotics is seeking a Head of Validation and Systems Engineering to lead validation, verification and systems engineering. You will define readiness criteria for unsupervised deployments, build a scalable validation architecture, and own the interplay between hardware, software and safety-critical paths across multiple platforms.

The role requires 10+ years in safety-focused testing, strong leadership across software, hardware and data science, and hands-on experience with sensors,