Senior V&V Engineer – Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) & Simulation

Who We Are Gatik is in the business of autonomous freight, and that business is already on the road. Every day, Gatik’s autonomous trucks move freight for Fortune 50 retailers, grocers and consumer brands across Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Canada, connecting distribution centers and stores and keeping goods moving. At the heart of it all is the Gatik Driver™, our proprietary Level 4 autonomous driving system, powered by scalable, interpretable AI and engineered to deliver safe, reliable, high-frequency freight operations. Gatik’s momentum is real. With more than $600 million in contracted revenue and $200 million raised in our August 2026 Series D round, Gatik has taken one of the toughest challenges in autonomous technology and turned it into a proven commercial business. And the market is paying attention. In 2026, Gatik earned a place on Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers list, Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies list and the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. The Gatik Driver™ won an Edison Award for Advancements in Autonomous Driving, and Inc. named our Co-founder and Chief Engineer, Apeksha Kumavat, to its Female Founders 500 list. There's a lot more road ahead, and some of the brightest, most driven minds in autonomous technology are building the next chapter at Gatik. We're taking on hard engineering problems, pushing the limits of what's possible and building on a commercial foundation that's already proven itself in the real world with some of the biggest companies in the world, like PepsiCo and Loblaw. If you're ambitious, love solving problems that matter and want to see your work make a real difference, you'll find plenty to get excited about here. About the role At Gatik, simulation is the primary engine for scaling validation across millions of virtual miles. As a Senior V&V Engineer for SIL & Simulation, you will leverage Gatik's state-of-the-art simulation platform (Gatik Arena™) and SIL pipelines to stress-test autonomy software against synthetic scenarios, edge-case variations, and log-replays. You will construct automated verification suites that quantify software readiness before every production driverless release. This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Santa Clara, CA office! What you'll do Key Responsibilities - SIL Test Strategy & Automation: Design and scale automated SIL testing pipelines integrated into cloud-based CI/CD workflows for daily regression and release gate evaluation. - Scenario Creation & Parameter Variation: Generate complex, high-fidelity synthetic scenarios (urban/suburban middle-mile routes, edge cases, adverse weather, severe traffic interactions) using scenario definition standards (OpenSCENARIO, ASAM). - Log Replay & Permutation Testing: Build automated workflows to extract disengagements or interesting events from fleet logs and transform them into parametric simulation suites. - Autonomy Stack Verification: Validate stack performance across perception, planning, controls, and map execution against safety metrics and behavioral assertions. - Simulation Fidelity Assessment: Collaborate with simulator platform teams to validate simulator realism, sensor physics models, and vehicle dynamic fidelity against real-world data. - Metrics & Release Dashboards: Develop automated verification dashboards (Grafana, SQL, Python) tracking pass/fail rates, safety violations, and coverage metrics across thousands of daily simulation runs. Minimum Qualifications - Education: B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or Data Science. - Experience: 5+ years in software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing, virtual simulation validation, or automated software QA for AVs or complex robotics. - Software Mastery: - Exceptional proficiency in C++ and Python. - Deep experience with Linux environments, Docker containerization, Kubernetes, and cloud compute clusters (AWS/GCP). - Strong working knowledge of simulation tools. - Experience with continuous integration pipelines. Preferred Qualifications - Experience validating middle-mile or commercial vehicle autonomous planning and control algorithms. - Background in dynamic scene generation, procedural generation, or synthetic data validation. - Proficiency in statistical safety verification and coverage-based testing methodologies. Salary Range - $160,000- $260,000 More about Gatik Founded in 2017, Gatik has grown into a commercial force in autonomous freight, operating trucks daily in live customer networks across the United States and Canada. We're headquartered in Santa Clara, California, but our impact is felt on the roads and in the supply chains that keep essential goods moving for some of the biggest companies in North America. Our trucks do some of the most demanding work in freight, running high-frequency, time-sensitive routes between distribution centers and stores, where reliability matters every single day. For our customers, that means more capacity, better service and products arriving where they need to be, when they need to be there. Behind it all is AI-first technology built from the ground up for autonomous trucking, capable of navigating highways and surface streets and tackling the complexity of real-world logistics at scale. Visit Gatik for more company information and Careers at Gatik for more open roles. Notable News For the latest company news, visit the Gatik newsroom. Recent media coverage: - TechCrunch: Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal - Reuters: Gatik secures $200 million in funding as autonomous freight market accelerates - Bloomberg: Driverless Trucks Can Save Lives on America's Roads - PepsiCo website: PepsiCo and Gatik announce multi-year agreement to deploy autonomous freight in North America - Wall Street Journal: Driverless Trucks Are Here - and They’re Delivering Bags of Doritos - CBS News: Pepsi deploys self-driving delivery trucks - Bloomberg: Autonomous Trucking Firm Gatik Inks Contracts Worth $600 Million - Forbes: Hundreds’ Of Gatik Robot Delivery Trucks Headed For U.S. Roads - CNBC-TV18: No more test runs: Gatik says driverless trucks are now a real, money-making business - Forbes: Gatik And Loblaw Announce Largest Commercial Deployment Of AV Trucks Taking care of our team At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment’s sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility. We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. E-Verify Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Gatik participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program.