Sr System Engineer - AV Labs

Uber; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 202,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity award

401(k) plan

Benefits

Job summary

Uber is launching AV Labs in Sunnyvale to accelerate autonomous technology by turning real‑world driving data into high‑quality datasets. The team evaluates partner systems, defines validation strategies, and benchmarks performance against safety standards, working across internal and partner groups.

The role requires 4+ years in robotics or autonomy, strong systems thinking, and proficiency in Python and Linux.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in robotics or autonomous systems.
• Ability to break down complex driving capability challenges into scalable solutions.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, Transportation Eng, Statistics, CE, EE or related field.
• Proficiency in Python and Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Autonomous Vehicle Evaluation: Lead assessment and benchmarking of autonomous systems of partners.
• System Integration Validation: Define and execute integration strategy for hardware and software.
• Performance Benchmarking: Develop multi‑modal metrics and safety cases; ensure fault management alignment.
• Technical Liaison & Roadmap Alignment: Act as primary technical contact between internal teams and external orgs.

Skills

Python

Linux

System thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Job description

About the Role and Team

Uber is launching AV Labs to accelerate the autonomous technology ecosystem. We’re building out a high‑velocity team of multi‑disciplinary experts to turn real‑world operations into high‑quality data for our autonomous partners. This team is focused on the hardest problem in AV today: unlocking real‑world, long‑tail driving data. Autonomy is now a data race, and Uber has an edge: we collect rare, real‑world driving data at a scale and capital efficiency no one else can match.

What you’ll do

• Autonomous Vehicle Evaluation: Lead the technical assessment and capability benchmarking of autonomous systems of our partners. Audit partner performance against Uber AV Labs’ safety and efficiency KPIs to validate technology readiness.
• System Integration Validation: Define and execute the integration strategy for hardware and software. Develop rigorous validation plans to ensure stacks meet interface, throughput, and performance requirements within our data collection fleet.
• Performance Benchmarking: Develop multi‑modal metrics (road vs. simulation) to independently benchmark system performance against human capabilities and internal standards. Build safety cases and hazard analyses. Work with different teams to ensure that our partners’ fault management logic and minimum risk maneuvers align with our internal safety standards and risk tolerance.
• Technical Liaison & Roadmap Alignment: Act as the primary technical point of contact between our internal engineering teams and external engineering organizations. Manage technical gating criteria for releases and track issues to resolution to ensure continuous development.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of working experience in the Robotics or Autonomous Systems industry.
• Strong system thinking skills with the ability to decompose complex driving capability challenges to practical, scalable solutions.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Transportation Engineering, Statistics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fields.
• Proficiency in Python and Linux environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience in safety critical autonomous systems or PhD research experience in traffic safety.
• Proven track record of defining release processes and safety criteria for real‑world autonomous systems.
• Hands‑on experience with system validation tools with development skills on simulation and data mining.
• Background in functional safety, SOTIF, Cybersecurity for automotive development.

For Sunnyvale, CA‑based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD $202,000 per year – USD $224,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full‑time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.

Ready to Ride?

This isn’t the kind of place where you follow a playbook – it’s where you help write one. If you’re driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves, we’d love to hear from you.

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