Fleet Specialist - Night Shift

The role

You will prepare autonomous trucks for missions, monitor the system from the front right seat, and record what happens on the road for engineers. The role runs on the night shift at Waabi's Lancaster, Texas terminal.

What you will do

• Prepare vehicle systems for manual and autonomous missions, including release checks, firmware and load confirmation.
• Send, launch, hold and end missions in the Waabi App, Jira and the Linux terminal, and confirm mission data is offloaded.
• Monitor vehicle and autonomy system status, including Foxglove visualizations, and relay system state to the Vehicle Operator.
• Call for a disengagement when system information cannot be relayed quickly enough to keep the maneuver safe.
• Annotate on-road events and categorize disengagements under Waabi's risk framework.
• Track and report mission performance, including takeovers, dropouts, troubleshooting and delays.
• Complete pre-trip and post-trip documentation with close-up sensor and hardware photography.
• Manage data drives and confirm logs are offloaded.
• Run periodic calibration and static validation collects and document them to the standard template.
• Serve as spotter for backing maneuvers and work with the Vehicle Operator on inspection and hook-up.

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Comfort working at a command line, including container logs, device resets and fault handling.
• Strong written communication and a high standard for documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow a procedure exactly under time pressure.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, frequently changing environment.
• Able and willing to work overnight, late night, weekend and holiday shifts, including shifts of up to approximately 14 hours.
• Ability to travel to support out-of-area missions, scouting and testing.
• Basic computer skills and the ability to learn new mission, fleet and inspection tools quickly.
• Ability to move around, under, alongside and climb on a Class 8 tractor and trailer, using scaffolding, stairs and ladders, and to handle data drives and cabling.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in a related operations, logistics, technical support or vehicle testing role.
• Autonomous vehicle, robotics or vehicle testing experience.
• Experience troubleshooting computer, network or embedded systems.
• Prior night shift or 24/7 operations experience.
• Enhanced Pre-trip Inspector (EPI) certification, or interest in becoming certified.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Paid parental, medical and family care leave.
• Generous PTO policy.
• 401(k) or RRSP retirement savings options.
• Health savings account contribution options.
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals when in office.
• Regular team building activities and social events on-site, off-site and virtual.

Before you apply

• Overnight travel is part of the role.
• Shifts may run up to approximately 14 hours, following DOT regulations.

About the company

Waabi is a Physical AI company building generative AI for autonomous trucks and robotaxis. It has offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas and Pittsburgh.