Serve Robotics · 1 month ago
Lead Engineer, Systems Verification & Validation - Autonomy
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $220K/yr
8+ years expServe Robotics is a company focused on reimagining urban deliveries through their innovative sidewalk robot. They are seeking a Lead Systems Verification & Validation Engineer to ensure the safety, robustness, and performance of their autonomous delivery robot by developing and executing verification and validation plans across interdisciplinary teams.
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Responsibilities
Lead interdisciplinary teams to define verification & validation plans that ensure all autonomy requirements are satisfied and the delivery of a safe and responsible autonomous robot
Work cross-functionally to develop novel strategies and methods to verify and validate the autonomy features of an autonomous sidewalk delivery robot, drawing on analysis, simulation, HIL testing, and vehicle testing
Work cross-functionally to develop detailed simulations and structured test plans and procedures
Execute the technical and logistical planning of vehicle tests including cross-functional coordination with other teams, such as hardware, firmware, and autonomy
Perform test data analysis and report test results. Define and develop automated data extraction tools to streamline analysis and reporting
Troubleshoot and debug issues in the field pertaining to autonomous behavior, and trace failures to correct subsystems or AV SW stack
Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and results
Support autonomous vehicle requirements generation such that they are implementable and verifiable
Qualification
Required
B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Software or equivalent engineering field
8+ years of experience in systems integration and testing of complex electromechanical and/or autonomous robotic systems
Experience with autonomous/non-autonomous robots verification and validation testing - system level, closed course testing, HIL, Simulation
Experience with test scripting and data analysis languages (e.g. Python and SQL)
Experience testing ROS or other DDS based robotic systems
Hands-on approach to the test and debugging of electromechanical systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for audiences ranging from technicians to senior executives
Preferred
Highly Preferred architecture/system level understanding of autonomous vehicle software stack
Preferred experience with converting high level AV behaviors into testable requirements
M.S., or Ph.D in Mechanical, Electrical, Software or equivalent engineering field
Experience with systems engineering fundamentals, particularly verification & validation methods
Proven track record of developing tools and metrics to build insights on feet performance to improve robotic behavior
Experience in one or more of the following industries: autonomous vehicles, medical robotics, aerospace and automated systems
Company
Serve Robotics
Serve Robotics is an autonomous robotic delivery company that develops AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots.
51-200 employees
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Leadership Team
Ali Kashani
Co-founder & CEO
Dmitry Demeshchuk
Co-Founder and VP of Software
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