Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.
With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit: www.waabi.ai

A strong focus will be on:

• Creating verification plans based on requirements.
• Developing and documenting tests.
• Executing tests with support from other test engineers.
• Developing fault injection tools and techniques.

You will…

• Own the creation, documentation, alignment and verification of autonomous platform requirements at Waabi and define ways for how to describe and evaluate them efficiently and effectively.
• Act as a central point of contact at Waabi for specific platform-related verification methods and tests and communicate updates, progress and potential roadblocks to stakeholders at all levels.
• Own the creation and tracking of tests in line with company project milestones.
• Implement tools and methodologies to streamline and automate the Waabi platform verification processes.
• Work with external partners on delivering a safe autonomous platform that has been verified and validated to support a strong safety case for the complete self-driving system.
• Bring an in-depth understanding of sensors, compute and actuators used in self-driving systems.

Expectations:

• In-vehicle testing, to be conducted with the assistance of a vehicle operator
• 100% in-office presence when testing is needed

Qualifications:

• Bachelors in an engineering discipline (MS/PhD preferred) with 3+ years of experience in automotive, robotics, or a related industry.
• Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions.
• Proven experience in systems engineering, verification and validation (V&V), and working with requirements and metrics.
• Knowledge of the typical autonomous vehicle stack.
• Experience executing complex vehicle test campaigns with a strong understanding of physics, vehicle dynamics and actuation (brakes, steering, propulsion).
• Experience with testing and data analysis tools such as those from Vector, Peak, ETAS, Foxglove.
• Track record of debugging complex systems.
• Excellent data analysis skills with modern tools such as Python or Matlab.

Bonus/nice to have:

• A good understanding of how trucks work and are operated.
• Experience developing and launching products in the autonomous vehicle or robotics industries.
• Experience building software systems from scratch.
• Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis.

Perks/Benefits:

- Competitive compensation and equity awards.- Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).- Unlimited Vacation.- Flexible hours and Work from Home support.- Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).- Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually.- As we grow, this list continues to evolve!  Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!
Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.