Systems Engineer, AI Validation (AI)

TL;DR

Systems Engineer, AI Validation (AI/Robotics): Developing and implementing validation strategies and metrics for the hirify.global AI Driver across simulated and physical environments with an accent on driving behavior measurement and test coverage. Focus on building comprehensive test suites and analyzing validation results to ensure safe and scalable integration of autonomy products.

Location: Hybrid (Sunnyvale, California, USA)

Company

Leading developer of Embodied AI technology for automated driving systems.

What you will do

• Develop and implement comprehensive validation strategies across multiple test modalities for autonomy products.
• Define and implement general-purpose metrics for on-road and simulated driving behavior.
• Build comprehensive test suites and define test coverage requirements.
• Collaborate with Product, Safety, and AV Engineering teams to develop acceptance criteria.
• Analyze test results and report findings to Release and Autonomy Engineering stakeholders.
• Identify data, simulation, and evaluation team dependencies to enable scalable and automated validation execution.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working on automated driving, robotics, or related products.
• BSc, MSc, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Python to implement metrics and work with evaluation codebase.
• Deep understanding of driving behavior and how to measure driving performance.
• Experience with both simulated and physical testing environments for autonomous systems.
• Demonstrated ownership driving validation concepts from ideation to implementation in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

Nice to have

• Experience with modern AI tools and agentic workflows.
• Experience analyzing large datasets with SQL.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working policy combining time in the office and workshops with work-from-home flexibility.
• Core working hours to allow for a personalized schedule that works best for you and your team.
• Inclusive work environment that values diversity, new perspectives, and mutual support.
• Opportunity to work on groundbreaking Embodied AI technology to propel the world toward autonomy.