Hardware Test and Validation Engineer

Who we are

Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation. 

The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations. 

About the role

Gatik is hiring a Senior/Staff Vehicle Reliability Engineer. In this role you will develop vehicle and hardware tests and validation plans focusing on reliability and durability based upon the requirements provided. Additionally you will develop test profiles, run and manage these tests, collect and interpret the data and submit test reports summarizing the results. You will work closely with other internal and external teams to ensure that your test-plans  and tests meet the needs of the project goals and provide valuable feedback to the development process. You will run tests internally as well as working with external vendors for the testing and validation of our cutting edge autonomy components and systems. 

This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office.

What you'll do

• Create reliability test and validation plans for AV hardware components and subsystem
• Lead and organize DFMEA efforts within the Hardware and Vehicle groups
• Instrument & Collect data to support component testing and validation plan creation
• Design custom test profiles as needed utilizing field measurements and requirements
• Perform tests internally and manage outsourced testing activities as needed
• Interpret test data and generate reports to provide feedback to the cross-functional teams
• Design, assemble, operate and maintain test equipment and infrastructure
• Lead test campaigns for the components or subsystems
• Support the creation of reliability and performance benchmarks for custom components
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support testable requirement creation