Autonomous Vehicle Test Manager

Gatik AI•Denison, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Autonomous Vehicle Test Manager at Gatik, you will lead the development, execution, and validation of vehicle control system testing across the AV stack. You will oversee test strategy, infrastructure, and execution to ensure the reliability, safety, and performance of our autonomous vehicle systems from development through production. This role is onsite in our Denison, TX office.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of experience in autonomous vehicle, robotics, or automotive systems testing
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, HiL, 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 CI 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 HiL, ViL, 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.