Robotics Engineer

The role

You will validate the performance, reliability, and safety of autonomous driving systems through testing in simulated environments and real vehicles. You will design test cases, analyze data, and work with perception, planning, and controls engineers.

What you will do

• Design, execute, and document test plans for autonomous driving features.
• Develop and maintain test scripts and automation tools using Python and C++ on Linux-based platforms.
• Work with ROS1 and ROS2 to launch nodes, record/replay rosbags, debug topic streams, and integrate test harnesses.
• Interface with vehicle electronics over the CAN bus.
• Reproduce, triage, and log defects with sensor data and rosbag artifacts.
• Calibrate and verify sensor stacks including LiDAR, camera, radar, IMU, and GNSS.
• Participate in track testing, closed-course evaluations, and structured public-road drives.
• Contribute to test infrastructure including data pipelines, regression suites, KPIs, and dashboards.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready test documentation and reports.

Required qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• Hands-on experience with Linux (Ubuntu).
• Working knowledge of ROS1 and ROS2.
• Practical exposure to the CAN protocol.
• Solid foundation in automobile systems including powertrain, steering, braking, and vehicle dynamics.
• Understanding of robotics fundamentals including coordinate frames, transforms, sensors, actuators, and basic state estimation.
• Basic Python scripting for automation, log parsing, and data analysis.
• Reading-level proficiency in C++.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and issue trackers (Jira).
• Exposure to functional safety standards (ISO 26262) or SOTIF (ISO 21448).
• Experience working with sensor calibration tools and rosbag analysis at scale.
• A valid driver's license and willingness to participate in on-road test drives.

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.