AV Test Engineer

Mission Summary

The Test Engineering team at Motional plays a critical role in testing Autonomous Vehicle functionality, safety and performance. It is part of your role to test our comprehensive stack of tools comprising the latest technologies in the AV industry. You will be contributing to the testing infrastructure by creating testing frameworks and contributing to existing ones to provide test coverage and confidence to our systems.

You will be collaborating with cross-functional areas within the organization to understand requirements and use cases of internally developed tools and develop comprehensive test plans and procedures.

**Requires onsite work in Las Vegas**

What you'll be doing:

• Contribute to a high-performance team that fosters a zero-defect, quality first mindset
• Directly impact self-driving vehicles by designing and performing field testing on driving algorithms, identifying potential areas for improvement
• Develop test plans and test cases for various components, including but not limited to the development of simulation test scenarios and closed course test cases for Autonomy features.
• Work with teams to understand test scenarios requirements
• Analyze information and write comprehensive test reports for each test completed.
• Note procedure followed to ensure test fidelity
• Report issues to engineers, vehicle technicians, and management
• Collaborate with the larger team of Autonomy engineers, gaining exposure to multiple engineering disciplines and working across multiple projects simultaneously
• Improve tools/utilities/procedure for unit test, integration test, simulation test, and closed course test
• Collaborate with development teams on automating simulation test scenarios and capabilities
• Show initiative and be a valued team member in our innovative, fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where cooperative teamwork is the norm
• Build new concepts and groundbreaking solutions that shape the future of mobility
• Additional duties assigned
• Able to travel domestically

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of related professional experience (or a master's degree).
• Experience with test engineering, recursive testing, and mechatronic system testing
• Experience with Linux and programming (Python, Bash/Shell)
• Experience in using issue tracking software or tools is preferred (esp. Atlassian Confluence, Jira, Gitlab)
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to think logically and remove bias from evaluation of problems
• High level of accuracy and attention to details
• Experience in technical writing, technical drawings and documentation of mechatronics systems is preferred
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and analytical skills
• Desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment
• Flexible schedule and willing to attend evening/night meetings

Bonus Points (not required):

• 1+ years of experience with testing of ADAS subsystems and self-driving features is a plus
• Experience testing safety-critical applications
• Understanding of industry standards such as ISO26262, ISO21448, and ISO9001 is preferred

Working Conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to convey and detect communication
• The employee is occasionally required to remain stationary at times for up to 50% of working time; operate power tools, move in designated working areas; & operate and use office equipment
• The employee must occasionally move up to 50 pounds

Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here represent those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions, road conditions, and pedestrian traffic. The team member is regularly exposed to mechanical and computer parts. The team member is occasionally exposed to fumes and airborne particles. The noise level in the environment is low to moderate.

Safety Requirements:

Because interfacing with the public and/or other employees in a confined setting is an essential function of the job, Motional currently requires those performing this role to be fully vaccinated. Anyone hired into this role should be vaccinated by their start date. Motional is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated where it is not an undue hardship to the Company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.

Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional's benefits program. Motional's benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range

$91,200-$135,500 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We're driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We're creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it's not only good for our business, it's the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We're driven to scale; we're moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.