Senior SIL & Simulation Engineer - Autonomy Validation

Socket.dev; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik is seeking a Senior V&V Engineer for SIL & Simulation to scale validation across millions of virtual miles using Gatik Arena and SIL pipelines. You will build automated verification suites, stress-test autonomy software, and contribute to production driverless releases.

This onsite role in Santa Clara requires 5+ years in AV/robotics SIL, with strong C++/Python skills. Join a team delivering driverless middle-mile solutions and advancing simulation fidelity, with dashboards that

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or Data Science.
• 5+ years in software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing, virtual simulation validation, or automated software QA for AVs or complex robotics.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Deep experience with Linux environments, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud compute clusters (AWS/GCP).
• Experience with continuous integration pipelines.

Responsibilities

• SIL Test Strategy & Automation: Design and scale automated SIL testing pipelines integrated into cloud-based CI/CD workflows for daily regression and release gate evaluation.
• Scenario Creation & Parameter Variation: Generate complex, high-fidelity synthetic scenarios using OpenSCENARIO and ASAM.
• Log Replay & Permutation Testing: Build automated workflows to extract disengagements or events from fleet logs and transform them into parametric simulation suites.
• Autonomy Stack Verification: Validate perception, planning, controls, and map execution against safety metrics and behavioral assertions.
• Simulation Fidelity Assessment: Validate simulator realism, sensor models, and vehicle dynamics against real-world data.
• Metrics & Release Dashboards: Develop dashboards tracking pass/fail rates, safety violations, and coverage across thousands of daily runs.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux environments

CI/CD tooling

Education

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or Data Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP

Job description

Gatik is seeking a Senior V&V Engineer for SIL & Simulation to scale validation across millions of virtual miles using Gatik Arena and SIL pipelines. You will build automated verification suites, stress-test autonomy software, and contribute to production driverless releases.

This onsite role in Santa Clara requires 5+ years in AV/robotics SIL, with strong C++/Python skills. Join a team delivering driverless middle-mile solutions and advancing simulation fidelity, with dashboards that