Job Description
The Autonomous Vehicle Test Manager at Gatik is responsible for leading the development, execution, and validation of testing strategies for autonomous vehicle control systems to ensure safety, reliability, and performance across various environments, managing a team of test engineers and collaborating with engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute test strategies, procedures, and validation plans for vehicle systems
- Manage and mentor a team of test engineers responsible for validation and automation
- Troubleshoot and triage field issues related to vehicle control systems and coordinate debugging efforts
- Develop automated testing frameworks and modular test scripts for data collection and analysis
- Ensure integration and validation of controllers, sensors, and actuators with vehicle systems
- Collaborate with engineering teams to define feature validation strategies and quality gates
- Improve and scale testing infrastructure across bench, HiL, ViL, and vehicle environments
- Oversee deployment and validation of software updates to ensure safety and reliability
- Establish metrics and processes to improve test coverage, effectiveness, and performance validation
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 5 years of experience in autonomous vehicle, robotics, or automotive systems testing
- 2 years of leadership or technical lead experience managing testing efforts or teams
- Experience with automotive communication protocols such as CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet
- Experience developing and managing test cases, validation plans, and traceability systems using tools such as Jama, Confluence, or JIRA
- Experience with ROS or similar robotics frameworks
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or C
- Experience designing and deploying test infrastructure across bench, HiL, ViL, and vehicle environments
- Strong understanding of testing methodologies, debugging workflows, and system integration validation
- Experience with modern development infrastructure including containers, CPU/GPU architectures, and numerical computing libraries
- Ability to troubleshoot and triage field issues related to vehicle control systems and coordinate cross-functional debugging efforts
- Ability to oversee the deployment and validation of software updates at system and subsystem levels, ensuring safety and reliability standards are met
- Ability to establish metrics and processes that improve test coverage, test effectiveness, and predictive performance validation
Benefits & Perks
Onsite work in Denison, TX
Leadership and mentorship opportunities
Work in a collaborative, respectful, and agile environment
Diverse and inclusive workplace culture
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