The Systems Engineer will create and verify behavior requirements for self-driving technology, ensuring safety and efficiency through documentation, collaboration, and enhancement of evaluation capabilities.
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
You will…
- Own the creation, documentation, alignment and verification of all behavioral system requirements at Waabi with a strong understanding of vehicle behaviors and interactions and how to describe and evaluate them efficiently and effectively
- Act as a central point of contact at Waabi for all matters related to your behavioral requirements and related scenario sets and communicate updates, progress and potential roadblocks to stakeholders at all levels
- Help drive Waabi’s safety culture through application of safety standards and methodologies in your area of responsibility across all supporting teams at Waabi including Systems Engineering, Hardware and Software
- Define necessary improvements for our highly realistic simulator to effectively verify all driving behaviors under all required conditions and work with other teams at Waabi to get these improvements designed and implemented
- Continuously evaluate and enhance Waabi’s behavioral evaluation capabilities, look for novel approaches, identify and apply lessons learned and ensure a detailed and comprehensive documentation that is easily accessible
- Implement tools and methodologies to streamline and automate the behavioral requirement processes where applicable
- Work with external partners on gathering data and information related to driving behaviors of trucks as well as on supporting a strong safety case for the complete self-driving system
Qualifications:
- Undergrad required; Masters or PhD within an engineering discipline preferred
- 3+ years of automotive, robotics, aerospace or related industry experience
- Experience with requirements and metrics for driving behavior evaluations
- Experience with building complex driving behavior scenarios
- Experience with methods and standards such as STPA, SOTIF (ISO 21448) and / or UL 4600
- Strong fundamentals in mathematics, engineering and physics
- Ability to communicate complex concepts or data in a simple-yet-accurate manner
- Excellent data analysis skills with modern tools such as Python or Matlab
- Open-minded and collaborative communicator
- Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions
Bonus/nice to have:
- Experience in launching a driverless product
- Experience in the automotive self driving industry
- Experience building software systems from scratch
- Experience in robotics or machine learning
- Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis
The US yearly salary range for this role is: $140,000 - $190,000 USD and the Canada salary range for this role is: $154,200 - $188,500 CAD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc. and Waabi Canada Inc.'s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US and Canada locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including discretionary equity incentive awards and discretionary annual performance bonus.
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.
Top Skills
Iso 21448
Matlab
Python
Sotif
Stpa
Ul 4600
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