Systems Engineer – Behavior Verification

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +5 more locations.

📋 Description

• Create and document scenarios and test sets that establish performance in on-road behavior.

• Define and execute scenario validity checks, approving or rejecting test sets prior to evaluation release.

• Provide ongoing quality feedback for scenarios, taggers, graders, and taxonomy artifacts.

• Transform behavior requirements into measurable criteria and acceptance targets.

• Examine behavior deficiencies, identify exposure, and report issues back to the pipeline as test escapes.

• Differentiate between genuine behavior failures and simulation artifacts, highlighting gaps in simulation fidelity.

• Collaborate with motion planning, simulation, evaluation, operations, safety methodology, and platform teams.

• Synchronize verification phases and cadence for daily releases and significant exposure milestones.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant engineering or related discipline (e.g., Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Advanced Controls, Aerospace, etc.).

• Experience in verifying safety-critical systems, preferably within the autonomous vehicle sector.

• Proven experience in designing test cases from requirements and evaluating the coverage and gaps of a test set.

• Knowledge of applied statistics: sample size, confidence, and the implications of results.

• Proficient in Python and capable of navigating a large codebase.

• Understanding of autonomous vehicle requirements, behaviors, and design methodologies.

• Strong organizational skills to structure, document, and prioritize numerous test sets and test strategies.

• Ability to work diplomatically across functions in teams with differing opinions.

• A strong sense of commitment and accountability for oneself and others.

• Exposure to trucking or heavy vehicles.

• Experience with machine learning, particularly in model evaluation and managing false-positive/false-negative trade-offs.

• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as NHTSA, ISO 26262, and SOTIF.

• Knowledge of tools required to extract coverage and exposure from extensive driving log sets.

• Comfortable working in a newly established team where processes need to be developed rather than followed.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity awards.

• Health and wellness benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).

• Unlimited vacation policy.

• Flexible working hours and support for working from home.

• Daily refreshments, snacks, and catered meals when in the office.

• Regularly scheduled team-building activities and social events, both on-site, off-site, and virtually.