Hardware Test and Validation Engineer

Santa Clara, CA. Posted 8 months ago

The role

You will develop vehicle and hardware tests and validation plans focusing on reliability and durability. You will design test profiles, manage tests, collect and interpret data, and submit test reports.

What you will do

Create reliability test and validation plans for AV hardware components and subsystem
Lead and organize DFMEA efforts within the Hardware and Vehicle groups
Instrument and collect data to support component testing and validation plan creation
Design custom test profiles as needed utilizing field measurements and requirements
Perform tests internally and manage outsourced testing activities as needed
Interpret test data and generate reports to provide feedback to the cross-functional teams
Design, assemble, operate and maintain test equipment and infrastructure
Lead test campaigns for the components or subsystems
Support the creation of reliability and performance benchmarks for custom components
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support testable requirement creation

Required qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or a related field
5+ years of engineering testing & validation experience in the hardware space with a strong focus on designing & managing validation plans
Several years of hands-on experience in the automotive, trucking, aerospace, robotics, or automation industry
Experience defining and managing mechanical and environmental tests for components that are integrated into vehicles or robots
Experience with vehicle communication protocols (CAN/LIN/Automotive ethernet)
Experience with setting up and collecting data with data acquisition systems for testing purposes
Experience in selection & usage of equipment such as as accelerometers, strain gauges, thermocouples, etc
Experience with processing data collected with DAQ (CANbus/LIN/Automotive Ethernet)
Familiarity using measured data to create HALT tests for accelerated testing
Experience with CAD tools

Nice to have

Experience with sensor technology such as camera, ultrasound, lidar, and radar
Familiarity to automate workflows (macros or data analysis)
Familiarity with MatLab and/or Python

About the company

Gatik is a leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics providing autonomous transportation-as-a-service solutions. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers using proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology.