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Gatik AI

Autonomous trucking for middle-mile freight

Autonomous Vehicle Test Manager

Engineering LeadershipUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeDenison, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • At least 5 years of experience in autonomous vehicle, robotics, or automotive systems testing.
  • At least 2 years of leadership or technical lead experience managing testing efforts or teams.
  • Experience with automotive communication protocols such as CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet.
  • Experience developing and managing test cases, validation plans, and traceability systems using tools such as Jama, Confluence, or JIRA.
  • Experience with ROS or similar robotics frameworks.
  • Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++.
  • Experience designing and deploying test infrastructure across bench, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL), Vehicle-in-the-Loop (ViL), and vehicle environments.
  • Strong understanding of testing methodologies, debugging workflows, and system integration validation.
  • Experience with modern development infrastructure, including containers, CPU/GPU architectures, and numerical computing libraries.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of test strategies, procedures, and validation plans to verify the performance of existing and new vehicle systems across the evolving operational domain.
  • Manage and mentor a team of test engineers responsible for vehicle systems validation and test automation.
  • Ensure traceability between system requirements, test cases, and validation results across the development lifecycle.
  • Oversee the troubleshooting and triaging of field issues related to vehicle control systems and coordinate cross-functional debugging efforts.
  • Drive the development of automated testing frameworks and modular test scripts to streamline data collection, analysis, and continuous integration testing pipelines.
  • Ensure seamless integration and validation of controllers, sensors, and actuators with vehicle and autonomous systems.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to define feature validation strategies, release criteria, and quality gates.
  • Improve and scale testing infrastructure, including Hardware-in-the-Loop, Vehicle-in-the-Loop, and vehicle-level validation environments.
  • Lead debugging efforts across hardware and software integration issues and work with cross-functional teams to resolve root causes.
  • Oversee the deployment and validation of software updates at system and subsystem levels, ensuring safety and reliability standards are met.
  • Establish metrics and processes that improve test coverage, test effectiveness, and predictive performance validation.

About the Company

Gatik AI

Autonomous trucking for middle-mile freight

Gatik AI provides autonomous trucking services for middle-mile B2B freight. Its Level 4 driverless trucks move goods on fixed, short-haul routes between distribution centers and retail or foodservice locations, offered as Autonomous Transportation-as-a-Service that integrates into customers' supply chains. Operations span Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, and Canada with clients such as PepsiCo and Loblaw. The company reports over $600 million in contracted revenue and about 85,000 fully driverless orders completed, aiming to grow to more than 100 driverless trucks by end of 2026. Gatik’s approach focuses on repeatable routes and a service-based model to scale its fleet, technology, and infrastructure through commercial partnerships.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Series D
Total funding
$351.7M
Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA
Founded
2017

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