Senior AV Test Engineer — Commercial Release Lead

Motional; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 125,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional is seeking a Senior AV Test Engineer to own end-to-end commercialization release readiness for commercial AV software builds and feature releases across virtual, closed-course, and public road environments.

You will lead testing across simulation, SIL/HIL, and on-vehicle environments, mentor engineers, and drive RCAs to prevent recurrence while partnering with Safety, Systems, Software, and Fleet Operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Robotics, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in software QA, systems testing, or release engineering within AV, ADAS, robotics, or safety-critical automotive systems.
• Proven track record leading software/systems release sign-off and defining release readiness frameworks for commercial-grade safety-critical products.

Responsibilities

• Own commercialization release candidate validation lifecycle; define and enforce release readiness criteria, gates, and safety verification protocols.
• Own integration and validation of the commercial software release bundle—displays, Uber API, fleet monitoring, and software components.
• Design, deploy, and enforce automated quality gates within CI/CD and testing pipelines.
• Lead validation testing across simulation, SIL, HIL, and on-vehicle environments for end-to-end performance.
• Lead RCA for complex failures and drive architectural/operational changes across teams.

Skills

Linux

Python

Bash/Shell

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Robotics, Electrical/Computer Engineering, CS, or related field

Tools

Applied Intuition

CARLA

IPG Carmaker

Jira

GitLab

Confluence

Job description

Motional is seeking a Senior AV Test Engineer to own end-to-end commercialization release readiness for commercial AV software builds and feature releases across virtual, closed-course, and public road environments.

You will lead testing across simulation, SIL/HIL, and on-vehicle environments, mentor engineers, and drive RCAs to prevent recurrence while partnering with Safety, Systems, Software, and Fleet Operations.