Autonomous
Driver/ Prototype Vehicle Test Specialist
Newark, CA (Onsite)
7 Months contract
Job Description
- Test drive
and evaluate test vehicles in “real world” driving situations on test
routes and tracks, conduct safety inspections, perform specialized test
procedures, and document findings on test reports in a clear and concise
manner.
- Support in
diagnose, maintain, and repair of vehicles and bench test systems
- Assist the
team and work on installation, upgrade, calibration, configuration of
sensors, ECUs, Software, etc.
- Perform
vehicle checks, maintenance and keep vehicle prepared for field testing
daily.
- Vehicle Test
Specialist will be responsible for driving prototype vehicles on various
public and private roads in order to test features, obtain data and
troubleshoot technical issues.
- Manual data
collection and driving including mapping drives and final data
verification drives.
- Build and
follow process for the teams, document potential issues and improvements
- Work
efficiently within a multidisciplinary cooperative environment on
prototype, pre-production, show, and production vehicles.
Qualifications:
- Valid US
driver's license
- Minimum 2
years of driving experience for autonomous driving or automotive OEM
companies
- Clean driving
record (DMV record will be obtained periodically)
- Must be able
to demonstrate safe driving in all weather conditions, including rain,
snow, etc.
- Safety
Sensitive position, requiring all persons assigned to activity be drug
free.
- Able to drive
for prolonged periods routinely exceeding eight or more hours.
- Must be
willing to work flexible hours including weekends and possible overtime.
- Will be able
to drive and travel to other domestic and international locations.
- Must have
good vision, hearing and motor skills. Alertness and good driving instinct
to monitor automated vehicle performance and supervision.
- Basic
computer skills to execute basic scripts for testing and data collection,
and to document and report issues online and offline.
- Must
demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly both written and orally.
- Exceptional
ability and desire to learn new skills and tools. Ability to apply oneself
in new problems in a dynamic lean start-up environment.
Advantageous:
- AA/AS degree,
any field; or, demonstrated communication, analytic, mathematical, and
reasoning skills consistent with AA/AS degree.
- Credentials
for operating vehicles at an OEM/Supplier automotive proving ground highly
preferred.
- Enrollment in
DMV Pull Notice Program
Purpose
of this team - As a Prototype Vehicle Test Operation Specialist, you will help
develop and commercialize state-of-the-art electric vehicle. Our Test
specialist are valuable contributors, providing necessary feedback to our
engineering team in order to advance this cutting-edge technology. This
position requires an experienced professional with clean driving record, rich
experience in driving prototype vehicles, and attention to safety and details.
Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work
with vigor and determination. Candidates should have demonstrated the ability
to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing
environment and be excellent at multi-tasking.
- Interaction
level with manager/team – will be able to interact to multiple team
members
- Expected
working hours – 40 hours with potential for OT
- Location
Requirements – Onsite – Newark CA
- What makes
this role interesting? - Company is unique in its own right, breaking into
a future of sustainable automative industry. Exciting and dynamics
environment for diverse work on futuristic focus.
- Team Culture
– Family Oriented, Collaborative
- Disqualifiers
– attendance issues, unreliable
- Performance
Indicators – standard KPIs
Rohit Rasakthla
Recruiter
Ph: (615) 903-9646
