The Autonomous Vehicle Test Engineer at Gatik is responsible for developing, executing, and automating test procedures to validate vehicle control systems, troubleshoot issues, and ensure the safety and performance of autonomous trucks in a middle-mile logistics environment.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and execute test procedures and plans to validate vehicle system performance
Troubleshoot, diagnose, and support field issues related to vehicle control systems
Create and automate test scripts for data collection, analysis, and manual testing processes
Ensure integration of controllers and actuators with the vehicle and autonomous vehicle systems
Perform systems integration testing at various levels such as HiL and ViL
Build, implement, and run hardware-software test benches to evaluate system integration
Lead debugging of hardware and software issues to resolution
Integrate and deploy software updates at system and subsystem levels
Write test cases and conduct system testing to improve safety, coverage, and performance
Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Robotics or in a related degree
At least 2 years of experience using automotive communication protocols such as CAN, LIN and Automotive Ethernet
Experience in writing test cases and developing traceability using Jama, Confluence, or JIRA
Experience with ROS or similar common robotics tools and libraries
Experience with coding in Python and C
Experience with designing and deploying test setups on the bench, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL), and/or the vehicle
Experience with testing methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases, and debugging
Experience using software project management software, including familiarity with CPU and GPU architectures, containers, and numerical libraries
Benefits & Perks
Work onsite in Denison, TX
Opportunity to work with autonomous vehicle technology
Collaborative and inclusive work environment
Potential for professional growth and development in a cutting-edge industry