Systems Engineer, Platform Requirements and Verification

The role

You will own the creation, documentation, alignment and verification of vehicle platform requirements. You will also work on the safety culture, the simulator, tests, and work with external partners to deliver a verified and validated self-driving vehicle platform.

What you will do

• Own the creation, documentation, alignment and verification of vehicle platform requirements
• Define ways to describe and evaluate requirements efficiently and effectively
• Drive an architecture with requirements for a simple yet very safe highly autonomous vehicle platform
• Act as central point of contact for vehicle platform requirements and related tests, and communicate updates and roadblocks to stakeholders
• Help drive the safety culture by applying safety standards and methodologies across Systems Engineering, Hardware and Software teams
• Define improvements for the highly realistic simulator to verify vehicle platform aspects under required conditions
• Own the writing and tracking of tests and test executions in line with project milestones
• Evaluate and enhance vehicle platform capabilities, and keep detailed, accessible documentation
• Implement tools and methodologies to streamline and automate vehicle platform requirement processes
• Work with external partners to deliver a verified and validated vehicle platform that supports a strong safety case

Required qualifications

• Undergrad degree
• 3+ years of automotive, robotics, aerospace or related industry experience
• Experience with requirements-specifications and metrics
• Experience executing complex vehicle test campaigns
• Experience with methods and standards such as ISO 26262, SOTIF (ISO 21448) and / or UL 4600
• Strong fundamentals in mathematics, engineering and physics, and basic understanding of vehicle dynamics
• Excellent data analysis skills with modern tools such as Python or Matlab
• Open-minded and collaborative leader who is eager to provide guidance and help others
• Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions
• Experience with vehicle actuation (brakes, steering, propulsion)

Nice to have

• Masters or PhD within an engineering discipline
• Experience launching a driverless product
• Experience leading small teams of systems engineers
• Experience in the automotive self-driving industry
• Experience building software systems from scratch
• Experience in robotics or machine learning
• Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (full-time employees only)
• Unlimited vacation
• Flexible hours and work from home support
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office)
• Regular team building activities and social events on-site, off-site and virtually

Before you apply

• Waabi offers accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application and interview process on request

About the company

Waabi is a technology start-up led by Raquel Urtasun, building autonomous technology for commercial trucks and robotaxis. It is backed by and partners with leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.