Hardware Test and Validation Engineer

Gatik AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik is seeking a Senior/Staff Vehicle Reliability Engineer to develop reliability tests and validation plans for AV hardware components. You will work with internal and external teams to ensure tests meet project goals and provide feedback for development. The role is onsite five days a week at the Santa Clara, CA office.

You will lead DFMEA efforts, collect and analyze data, and design test profiles while collaborating across hardware, vehicle, and software teams to advance Level 4 autonomy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering required.
• 5+ years in engineering testing & validation in the hardware space.
• Experience with automotive, trucking, aerospace, robotics or automation industries.
• Proven ability to define and manage mechanical and environmental tests for vehicle/robot components.
• Familiar with CAN/LIN/Automotive Ethernet and data acquisition systems.
• Experience using accelerometers, strain gauges, thermocouples, and related equipment.

Responsibilities

• Create reliability test and validation plans for AV hardware components and subsystems.
• Lead DFMEA efforts within Hardware and Vehicle groups.
• Instrument and collect data to support testing and validation.
• Design custom test profiles from field measurements and requirements.
• Execute tests and manage outsourced testing activities as needed.
• Interpret test data and generate reports for cross-functional teams.
• Design and maintain test equipment and infrastructure.
• Lead test campaigns for components or subsystems.
• Support reliability and performance benchmarks for custom components.

Skills

Engineering testing & validation

Automotive/trucking/robotics

Data acquisition

Test planning & management

CAN/LIN/Automotive Ethernet

Hardware test design

HALT testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD tools

MATLAB

Python

DAQ hardware / accessories

CAN/LIN protocol analyzers

Job description

Who we are

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik’s Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation.

The company’s proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers’ logistics operations.

About the role

Gatik is hiring a Senior/Staff Vehicle Reliability Engineer. In this role you will develop vehicle and hardware tests and validation plans focusing on reliability and durability based upon the requirements provided. Additionally you will develop test profiles, run and manage these tests, collect and interpret the data and submit test reports summarizing the results. You will work closely with other internal and external teams to ensure that your test-plans and tests meet the needs of the project goals and provide valuable feedback to the development process. You will run tests internally as well as working with external vendors for the testing and validation of our cutting edge autonomy components and systems.

This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office.

What you’ll do

• Create reliability test and validation plans for AV hardware components and subsystem
• Lead and organize DFMEA efforts within the Hardware and Vehicle groups
• Instrument & Collect data to support component testing and validation plan creation
• Design custom test profiles as needed utilizing field measurements and requirements
• Perform tests internally and manage outsourced testing activities as neededInterpret test data and generate reports to provide feedback to the cross-functional teams
• Design, assemble, operate and maintain test equipment and infrastructure
• Lead test campaigns for the components or subsystems
• Support the creation of reliability and performance benchmarks for custom components
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support testable requirement creation

What we’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of engineering testing & validation experience in the hardware space with a strong focus on designing & managing validation plans
• Several years of hands‑on experience in the automotive, trucking, aerospace, robotics, or automation industry
• Experience defining and managing mechanical and environmental tests for components that are integrated into vehicles or robots
• Experience with vehicle communication protocols (CAN/LIN/Automotive ethernet)
• Experience with setting up and collecting data with data acquisition systems for testing purposes
• Experience in selection & usage of equipment such as accelerometers, strain gauges, thermocouples, etc
• Experience with processing data collected with DAQ (CANbus/LIN/Automotive Ethernet)
• Familiarity using measured data to create HALT tests for accelerated testing
• Experience with CAD tools

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with sensor technology such as camera, ultrasound, lidar, and radar
• Familiarity to automate workflows (macros or data analysis)
• Familiarity with MatLab and/or Python

Salary Range - $160,000-$220,000

More about Gatik

Founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous vehicle technology, Gatik has rapidly expanded its presence to Mountain View, Dallas‑Fort Worth, Arkansas, and Toronto. As the first and only company to achieve fully driverless middle-mile commercial deliveries, Gatik holds a unique and defensible position in the AV industry, with a clear trajectory toward sustainable growth and profitability.

We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy. By choosing the middle mile – with defined point‑to‑point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well‑defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper‑optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate‑keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.

Visit us at Gatik for more company information and Careers at Gatik for more open roles.

Taking care of our team

At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment’s sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility.

We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels that they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.