Senior V&V Engineer: Public Roads & Fleet Testing

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 Public Road & Fleet Testing to validate autonomous truck performance on active customer routes. You will analyze fleet data, investigate events, and ensure daily middle-mile deliveries meet safety and reliability gates.

This on-site role requires deep experience with sensor logs, map validation, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Safety, and Engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in field validation, fleet testing, or systems engineering for autonomous vehicles or large-scale robotic fleets.
• Strong data analysis and telemetry interpretation skills.
• Experience validating sensor logs (LiDAR, Radar, Camera) and system failures.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute on-road structured testing and shadow fleet evaluation programs for new software builds across commercial corridors.
• Validate map updates and route configurations across customer ODDs prior to driverless sign-off.
• Perform root-cause analysis on events, anomalies, near-misses, and unexpected vehicle behaviors with log tools.
• Track Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs) and metrics to verify readiness for fully driverless operation.
• Serve as technical owner for vehicle commissioning, operational readiness, and route expansion.
• Translate on-road findings into bug reports and regression scenarios for autonomy teams.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data visualization

Log analysis

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S./M.S. in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Engineering, or Data Analytics

Tools

Foxglove

Grafana

Jupyter

MCAP

CAN logs

Job description

Gatik is seeking a Senior V&V Engineer for Public Road & Fleet Testing to validate autonomous truck performance on active customer routes. You will analyze fleet data, investigate events, and ensure daily middle-mile deliveries meet safety and reliability gates.

This on-site role requires deep experience with sensor logs, map validation, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Safety, and Engineering teams.