Staff Vehicle Test Engineer

ALSO.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

One Medical

Fertility benefits

Flexible time off

401(k) match

Job summary

ALSO is seeking a Vehicle Test Engineer to define and support reliability/durability and feature testing for our cutting-edge EV platform. You will work cross‑functionally with systems and sub‑systems teams to drive durability targets and fleet‑level validation activities.

You will help plan tests, ingest data, and define KPIs to gauge product use metrics. Responsibilities include vehicle integration, test equipment setup, and traceability with defect management.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Mechanical, Electrical, CS or related field.
• 5+ years in systems test engineering, vehicle testing, or durability testing.
• Experience with instrumentation and data collection (accelerometers, strain gauges, data loggers).
• Understanding of systems engineering processes and methods.
• Experience with vibration, shock, thermal cycling, high temp/humidity, corrosion tests.
• Experience with homologation and durability testing.
• JAMA for requirements management.
• Planning and organization tools (JIRA/Confluence).
• Knowledge of automotive comms CAN, CAN FD, SPI and Vector tools.
• Comfortable riding 2-wheeled vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive vehicle durability targets with cross‑functional teams.
• Support test planning and execution for fleet validation and edge-case testing.
• Help define KPIs to drive product use metrics.
• Assist vehicle integration and setup of measurement equipment.
• Lead vehicle-level testing for software features, performance and stability.
• Maintain traceability and support defect triage and management.
• Plan tests to identify and align with homologation topics.

Skills

Vehicle test engineering

Durability testing

Instrumentation and data collection

CAN/CAN FD/SPI protocols

JAMA

JIRA/Confluence

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical/Electrical Eng or CS

Tools

Vector tools

Data logging equipment

CAN tools

Job description

About ALSO

We’re ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10‑50x more efficient.

Vehicle Test Engineer

We’re looking for a Vehicle Test Engineer to play a key role in defining and supporting reliability/durability and feature testing.

Responsibilities

• Define, create, and drive execution for overall vehicle durability/environmental test targets while working cross‑functionally with systems and sub‑systems engineering teams.
• Support test planning and execution for fleet‑based validation activities to help drive edge case extraction, localized product use testing, and data ingestion.
• Support definition and realization of KPI’s to drive product use metrics.
• Supporting vehicle integration and measurement equipment setup, configuration, and operation.
• Drive testing at vehicle level for software features, performance, functionality, and stability.
• Drive traceability and directly support defect triage and management.
• Support planning and execution of vehicle tests to identify and align to homologation topics.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in systems test engineering, vehicle testing, or vehicle durability testing.
• Experience with instrumentation and data collection. E.g. accelerometers, strain gauges, force transducers, fleet ops, data logging equipment and signal conditioning.
• Core understanding of systems engineering processes and methods.
• Experience with testing vibration, shock, thermal cycling, and high temperature and humidity, corrosion tests.
• Experience with homologation, and durability testing.
• Requirements management tools such as JAMA.
• Planning and organization tools (JIRA/Confluence).
• Working knowledge of automotive communication protocols (CAN, CAN FD, SPI) and Vector tools.
• Comfortable riding 2 wheeled vehicles of various speed and power levels.

Location and Salary

Location: This is an onsite position requiring attendance in the office five (5) days per week. Once fully ramped and in alignment with their manager, employees may have the opportunity for limited flexibility, including the potential to work remotely one day per week, based on business and team needs.

Salary: $190,000 to $225,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Perks & Benefits

• Robust health coverage – excellent health, dental, and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO, with FSA & HSA options.
• One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.
• Rich fertility and family‑building benefits with Progyny.
• Flexible time off.
• 401(k) match.

Why ALSO

We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed. We’re located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world‑class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces. Together we’re working hands‑on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.