Head of Validation & Systems for Autonomous Construction

Bedrock Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedrock Robotics seeks a Head of Validation and Systems Engineering to lead validation, verification, and systems engineering for unsupervised deployments on heavy construction machinery. You will define readiness criteria, build a scalable validation architecture, and shape a growing team of software, systems, test, hardware engineers, and data scientists.

You will drive evidence-based decisions across platforms and sites, focusing on safety, reliability, and rigorous validation practices that

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 building and 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

• Define safety validation metrics and end-to-end coverage for expanding machine/task sets.
• Develop a scalable validation architecture that generalizes across platforms and sites.
• Own requirements decomposition and traceability from mission intent to subsystems.
• Lead V&V strategy and infrastructure, selecting appropriate validation instruments for each claim.
• Validate hardware and functional safety across new platforms and configurations.
• Grow a cross-disciplinary team of software, systems, test, hardware engineers, and data scientists.
• Define KPIs and present decision-grade reporting to leadership, customers, and insurers.

Skills

Data analysis

Test automation

Python

C/C++

Test planning

Experimental design

Multidisciplinary leadership

Education

BS or advanced degree in engineering, physics or related field

Tools

Cameras

LiDAR

Radar

GNSS

IMUs

Edge compute

Embedded controllers

Job description

Bedrock Robotics seeks a Head of Validation and Systems Engineering to lead validation, verification, and systems engineering for unsupervised deployments on heavy construction machinery. You will define readiness criteria, build a scalable validation architecture, and shape a growing team of software, systems, test, hardware engineers, and data scientists.

You will drive evidence-based decisions across platforms and sites, focusing on safety, reliability, and rigorous validation practices that