Senior Software Engineer, Collision Avoidance Testing

Responsibilities

• Identify and design realistic scenarios to drive test coverage of collision avoidance and collision detection scenarios using replay simulations of logs and synthetic simulation of third-party accident reconstructions.
• Develop validation strategies to test Automated Emergency Braking functions using simulation and structured testing.
• Identify gaps in simulation and public roads testing and design structured test scenarios to address these gaps, leveraging appropriate standards from NHTSA or NCAP.
• Support the building of and using models to quantify risk in scenarios with non-zero probability of collision.
• Author test and residual risk reports, and make strategic recommendations based on the results for improving simulation or test realism and autonomy architecture.
• Support the safety case by identifying, documenting, and communicating collision avoidance and simulation or test realism claims.
• Communicate effectively across onboard and offboard SWE, Test Operations, and Leadership to present risks and requirements effectively.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, or Doctoral Degree in Computer Science, Math, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Physics, or related field.
• Strong algorithmic problem solving skills and coding (preferably Python or C++) experience to implement scalable solutions.
• Experience with designing simulation-based evaluation suites and scenarios for testing autonomous vehicles using well-defined metrics to score good behavior.
• Experience developing collision-type metrics, data analytics, evaluation tooling, or CICD test pipelines to quantify robot performance in test environments.
• Highly collaborative in nature with strong abilities to think and communicate analytically and effectively, both verbal and written.
• Self-starter and fast learner - passionate about picking up new skills and approaching unstructured problems from first principles while prioritizing and managing workload to meet critical project deadlines.
• 5+ years of technical work experience in a relevant area, of which 3+ years should be in robotics SW.
• Working knowledge of and ability to apply systems engineering concepts of requirements, verification and validation.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with developing collision metrics for self-driving vehicles.
• Experience with structured or physical testing of robots or vehicles.
• Experience writing safety claims and system requirements for SAE L3/L4 systems to operate safely.
• Hands-on experience with STPA and ISO 21448.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay range: $160,360 - $291,150
• Annual performance bonus
• Equity
• Competitive benefits package