Prototype Vehicle Test Operation Specialist

As a Prototype Vehicle Test Operation Specialist, you will help develop and commercialize state-of-the-art electric vehicles. Our Test specialists 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 a 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 ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and be excellent at multi-tasking. 

Your Role: 

• 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 technical test reports in a clear and concise manner. 

• Support in diagnosing, maintaining, and repairs of vehicles and bench test systems. 

• Assist the team and work on installation, upgrade, calibrate, configurating ADAS sensors, ECUs, Software, etc. 

• Perform vehicle checks, maintenance and keep vehicle prepared for field testing daily. 

• The 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. 

• High School Diploma/ GED 

Preferred: 

• AA/AS degree, any field; or, demonstrated communication, analytic, mathematical, and reasoning skills consistent with an AA/AS degree; 

• Prefer 4 years or more, of driving experience for autonomous driving or automotive OEM companies 

• Credentials for operating vehicles at an OEM/Supplier automotive proving ground highly preferred. 

• Enrollment in DMV Pull Notice Program