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Verification & Validation (V&V) Deployment Engineer

Santa Clara, CA

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

The Verification & Validation (V&V) Deployment Engineer is responsible for supporting autonomous vehicle deployments, fleet expansion initiatives, software releases, and operational readiness activities. This role serves as the primary V&V representative in the field, ensuring vehicles, software, maps, and supporting systems are validated and ready for safe, reliable, and efficient operation.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, data-driven, and comfortable working in fast-paced deployment environments. This individual will collaborate closely with Engineering, Operations, Fleet, Safety, Mapping, and Deployment teams to support vehicle launches, fleet growth, issue resolution, and continuous improvement efforts.

This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA or Fort Worth, TX office!

What you'll do

Deployment Support

  • Support autonomous truck deployments, fleet launches, and operational expansions.
  • Execute deployment readiness assessments and validation activities prior to vehicles entering service.
  • Coordinate deployment schedules and testing activities with Operations, Fleet, and Engineering teams.
  • Support vehicle commissioning, acceptance testing, and operational handoff activities.
  • Provide both on-site and remote support during deployment and launch activities.

Verification & Validation

  • Develop and execute test plans for vehicle, software, and system-level validation.
  • Perform route validation, map validation, regression testing, and release verification activities.
  • Verify vehicle configurations, calibrations, software versions, and deployment readiness.
  • Conduct post-deployment validation to ensure system performance meets operational expectations.
  • Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis of field issues.

Data Analysis & Investigation

  • Analyze vehicle logs, operational data, and test results to assess system performance and deployment readiness.
  • Investigate disengagements, anomalies, safety events, and operational issues using available diagnostic and visualization tools.
  • Perform root cause analysis and partner with engineering teams to identify and validate corrective actions.
  • Track and report deployment metrics, validation results, fleet health indicators, and operational trends.
  • Develop reports, dashboards, and summaries to communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Support data-driven decision making for release approvals, deployment readiness reviews, and operational sign-off activities.
  • Identify trends across vehicles, routes, and deployments to proactively mitigate risks and improve fleet reliability.
  • Validate software fixes, configuration changes, and system improvements through data analysis and regression assessments.

Issue Management

  • Identify, document, prioritize, and track deployment-related issues.
  • Work closely with Engineering teams to reproduce, investigate, and resolve field issues.
  • Ensure testing activities, findings, risks, and recommendations are properly documented and communicated.
  • Escalate critical issues that may impact deployment schedules, vehicle availability, or operational safety.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with Operations, Fleet Maintenance, Mapping, Safety, Autonomy, and Software Engineering teams.
  • Support deployment reviews, readiness meetings, and launch planning activities.
  • Communicate validation results, risks, recommendations, and deployment status to stakeholders.
  • Assist in defining deployment processes, validation standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Documentation & Reporting

  • Generate deployment reports, validation summaries, test execution reports, and operational readiness assessments.
  • Maintain test records and deployment evidence required for release and operational sign-off.
  • Create and update deployment procedures, test documentation, validation plans, and operational guidelines.
  • Support release readiness reviews and deployment approval processes.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Automotive Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Experience in Verification & Validation, vehicle testing, autonomous vehicles, robotics, ADAS, automotive systems, or related fields.
  • Strong understanding of system-level testing and validation methodologies.
  • Experience executing field tests and analyzing test results.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting autonomous vehicle deployments and fleet operations.
  • Experience with route validation, map validation, release testing, and operational readiness assessments.
  • Familiarity with vehicle sensors, autonomy systems, perception systems, and fleet operations.
  • Experience with log analysis, data analytics, and visualization tools.
  • Experience working in cross-functional deployment and operational environments.
  • Experience with Python, SQL, Grafana, Foxglove, Jupyter Notebooks, or similar data analysis tools.

Salary Range - $160,000- $220,000

More about Gatik

Founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous vehicle technology, Gatik has rapidly expanded its presence to Mountain View, Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas, and Toronto. As the first and only company to achieve fully driverless middle-mile commercial deliveries, Gatik holds a unique and defensible position in the AV industry, with a clear trajectory toward sustainable growth and profitability.

We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy.  By choosing the middle mile – with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well-defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper-optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate-keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.

Visit us at Gatik for more company information and Careers at Gatik for more open roles.

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