Senior V&V Engineer: Public Road & Fleet Testing

Gatik; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Gatik seeks a Senior V&V Engineer for public road and fleet testing at its Santa Clara, CA office. You will validate system behavior on active customer routes, assess map quality, and monitor safety metrics to ensure compliant driverless deployments.

You will analyze fleet data, investigate events, and drive bug reports and regression scenarios for autonomy algorithms, working onsite five days a week.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Engineering, or Data Analytics.
• 5+ years in field validation, fleet testing, or systems engineering for autonomous vehicles.
• Strong Python, SQL, and data visualization/log analysis skills.
• Experience analyzing sensor logs (LiDAR, Radar, Camera, CAN) to triage autonomy failures.
• Deep understanding of Operational Design Domains (ODDs) and fleet safety monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Public Road Validation Strategy: define and execute on-road testing and shadow fleet evaluation for new software builds across commercial corridors.
• Route & Map Validation: validate map updates and route configurations across customer ODDs before driverless sign-off.
• Disengagement & Anomaly Investigation: perform root-cause analyses using logs and visualization tools.
• SPI & KPI Verification: track safety/performance metrics to assess readiness for fully driverless operation.
• Field Deployment Support: serve as V&V owner for vehicle commissioning and customer route expansion.
• Feedback Loop to Engineering: convert findings into bug reports and regression scenarios for autonomy teams.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data Visualization

Log Analysis

LiDAR/Radar/Camera

ODDs Knowledge

Fleet Testing

Education

B.S./M.S. in Systems Engineering, CS, Automotive Eng, or Data Analytics

Tools

Foxglove

Grafana

MCAP

Job description

Gatik seeks a Senior V&V Engineer for public road and fleet testing at its Santa Clara, CA office. You will validate system behavior on active customer routes, assess map quality, and monitor safety metrics to ensure compliant driverless deployments.

You will analyze fleet data, investigate events, and drive bug reports and regression scenarios for autonomy algorithms, working onsite five days a week.