Staff Validation Software Engineer, Systems Engineering

Cruise; United States; On-site; USD 166,600 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Flexible work policy

Job summary

Cruise is seeking a seasoned professional in Autonomous Vehicle Systems Engineering to bridge the gap between various teams including Product and Engineering. You will design and implement validation software, analyze system performance, and guide teams in decision-making processes.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering or data science, along with a strong background in Python and SQL development. This position offers competitive compensation and benefits in a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of postgraduate experience in software engineering or data science.
• Strong experience developing tools to analyze large datasets.
• Ability to understand complex technical systems.

Responsibilities

• Use Python and SQL to design tools for Autonomous Vehicle validation.
• Build data tools and visualizations for decision-making on vehicle performance.
• Analyze Autonomous Vehicle data to characterize system performance.

Skills

Python programming

SQL

C++

Data analysis

Technical communication

Risk analysis

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in related fields

Tools

Jupyter

Looker

Job description

About this role

This team is responsible for the Autonomous Vehicle Systems Engineering and acts as a technical liaison between Product, Program, Legal, Engineering, and Test. The group includes Systems Engineers that work across Cruise on end-to-end system design, providing the specific analysis, tools, and translation of requirements into a form that is easily consumed by the engineers who design and build these systems.

What you’ll be doing:

• Use Python and SQL to design and implement offline software and tools for Autonomous Vehicle validation to enable launch and release decisions.

• Build data tools and visualizations to accelerate launch and release decision‑making for autonomous vehicle performance, safety, risk and simulation testing confidence.

• Use experience in Software Engineering or Data Science to scale validation tooling and framework improvements to help meet Systems Engineering goals in new and existing markets.

• Set coding and data quality standards of systems engineering risk and simulation testing confidence tools.

• Continuously evolve and invent new methods that accelerate and improve the quality of risk and simulation testing confidence signals for customers ranging from executives to ICs.

• Work as a critical liaison to multiple behavior capability and autonomy teams and validation leads, accelerating decision‑making for each pod with tools and methods you’ve generated.

• Perform analysis of Autonomous Vehicle data to characterize vehicle systems performance, validate systems engineering requirements, and influence development of systems engineering requirements.

• Lead and communicate data analyses, trade studies, and safety analysis that provide teams with all the information needed to develop and continuously improve the systems function and performance.

• Develop methods to analyze and compare the impact of software changes on top level systems engineering requirements.

• Define requirements and establish tools to continuously monitor quality of systems engineering validation products.

• Provide leadership and guidance to less senior members of the team, upholding quality and efficiency standards for the team.

What you must have:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or another related field.

• 10+ years of postgraduate experience in software engineering (preferred) or data science (preferred), systems engineering, robotics, systems analysis, data analysis, statistical analysis, or other related fields.

• Strong experience writing Python and SQL (bonus: C++) code to develop tools to analyze large data sets coming out of hardware systems.

• Ability to understand complex technical systems.

• Ability to adapt and operate under ambiguity.

• Prioritize while maintaining the tasks at hand with hyper focus on following through technical work to completion.

• Strong technical and non‑technical communication skills.

Bonus points!

• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, vehicle development or ADAS development.

• Expertise in statistics and probability.

• Experience with Jupyter, Looker or other data processing tools.

• Industry experience in system engineering and verification & validation activities.

• Proven track record of successful systems engineering for a safety‑critical product.

Salary range: $166,600 - $245,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long‑term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, Life and AD&D
• Subsidized mental health benefits
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence
• 401(k) Cruise matching program
• Fertility benefits
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Flexible Spending Account & Health Saving Account
• Perks Wallet program for benefits/perks
• Pre‑tax Commuter benefit plan for local employees
• CruiseFlex, our location‑flexible work policy. Learn more about CruiseFlex.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email [e-mail].

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