Staff Systems Engineer - AV Validation & Integration

Uber; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 232,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Equity award

401(k) plan

Benefits

Job summary

Uber is launching AV Labs to accelerate the autonomous technology ecosystem. We’re building a high-velocity team to turn real-world operations into high-quality data for autonomous partners.

The role focuses on evaluating autonomous systems, validating hardware/software integration, and benchmarking performance against internal standards. You will also build safety cases, align roadmaps with external partners, and serve as the primary technical liaison to ensure robust releases.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Robotics or Autonomous Systems.
• Ability to decompose complex driving capability challenges into practical, scalable solutions.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Transportation Engineering, Statistics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fields.
• Proficiency in Python and Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Safety & Compliance 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.

Skills

Robotics experience

System thinking

Python

Linux

Education

CS/Engineering degree

Tools

Validation tools

Simulation

Data mining

Job description

Uber is launching AV Labs to accelerate the autonomous technology ecosystem. We’re building a high-velocity team to turn real-world operations into high-quality data for autonomous partners.

The role focuses on evaluating autonomous systems, validating hardware/software integration, and benchmarking performance against internal standards. You will also build safety cases, align roadmaps with external partners, and serve as the primary technical liaison to ensure robust releases.