Validation Test Engineer
Role summary
Zoox is seeking a Validation Test Engineer to join their System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team. This role involves generating, validating, and optimizing large test sets of driving logs to evaluate the performance of their autonomous driving system. You will develop and maintain data pipelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and define best practices for test set management. The ideal candidate has a Master's or PhD in a quantitative field, 3+ years of experience, proficiency in Python and PySpark, experience with big data platforms like Databricks or AWS EMR, and professional experience in the autonomous driving domain.
### Who you are
- Master's Degree in Data Engineering, Data Science, Quantitative Science or a related field and at least 3 years of relevant industry experience or PhD in Data Engineering, Data Science, Quantitative Science or a related field
- Proficiency in Python for data analysis and scripting
- Experience building and curating large test sets for statistical studies or performance analysis
- Strong communication and collaboration skills for working with cross-functional teams
- Experience with PySpark
- Experience with big data platforms such as Databricks or AWS EMR
- Professional experience in the autonomous driving domain
- You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Zoox, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills
### What the job involves
- Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and safely deploy such a robotaxi solution. The System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in the company's success, responsible for constructing the safety case and fail-operational design for our autonomous driving robots before public road deployment. You will be part of an organization with strong leadership and a transparent, respectful culture that enables you to reach your full potential
- You will be part of an organization with strong leadership and a transparent, respectful culture that enables you to reach your full potential
- Generate test sets of driving logs to evaluate the performance of the autonomous driving system
- Validate and optimize the test sets to ensure they meet requirements and reflect the statistical distribution of our targeted robotaxi service
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements and integrate test sets with our testing frameworks
- Develop and maintain data pipelines and tools for efficient test set creation and management
- Define and document best practices for the design, curation, and maintenance of large-scale test sets
- Present findings and test-set characteristics to both technical and non-technical audiences to inform system development
### Benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Affinity groups and sports clubs
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Our crew’s health and happiness is our first priority. We offer comprehensive health and mental health support, a wellbeing program, and unlimited and flexible paid time away
- We invest in our crew—and their families—for the long term. That includes generous family planning support, caregiver support, and strong cash compensation with great equity upside
- We look after our crew when they’re in the office too. Our famous food program is a great example, featuring a daily changing menu of local and sustainable dishes
- There’s a busy calendar of social events at Zoox, with more sports teams than you can count. And, of course, playing with robots is an important part of the job description
