Senior V&V Engineer – Closed Course & Proving Grounds

The role

The Senior V&V Engineer will lead the design, orchestration, and execution of physical test scenarios on proving grounds. This person will validate system safety requirements by pushing commercial vehicles to their operational and physical limits using robotic targets and weather simulation.

What you will do

• Plan and execute closed-course test programs for new software features, hardware platforms, and safety-critical fallback maneuvers on commercial trucks.
• Setup and operate state-of-the-art proving ground equipment.
• Develop and execute V&V plans.
• Provide triaging feedback to relevant stakeholders and track issues to conclusion.
• Analyze high-precision vehicle dynamics data, IMU outputs, CAN logs, and autonomy telemetry using Python/MATLAB.
• Enforce strict track safety procedures, risk assessments, and emergency intervention protocols.

Required qualifications

• B.S. in Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years executing vehicle-level closed-course testing on proving grounds for AVs, ADAS, or automotive OEMs.
• Direct experience operating soft-target robotic platforms.
• Proficiency in automotive data acquisition tools (CANoe, CANape, Dewesoft, Wireshark).
• Strong Python scripting capabilities for log parsing and test metrics generation.
• Demonstrated adherence to proving ground safety regulations and risk mitigation practices.

Nice to have

• Experience testing commercial trucks or heavy machinery.
• Knowledge of ISO 26262 track validation and UNECE / NCAP active safety test protocols.

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.