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Vehicle Test Engineer

Oxa
Oxford
1 year ago
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Are you a vehicle enthusiast with a passion for testing and autonomous technologies? As a Vehicle Test Engineer at Oxa, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the development and validation of our autonomous vehicle systems.

About Us:

Oxa is a leading autonomous vehicle software company. Our universal autonomy software platform enables any vehicle to operate autonomously, making transportation safer, more efficient, and sustainable. We are a diverse and dedicated team of over 250 talented individuals working towards a common goal.

About the Role:

As a Vehicle Test Engineer, you will be responsible for conducting various tests and experiments to evaluate the performance and safety of our autonomous vehicle systems. Your main focus will be on test execution, data collection, and analysis, working closely with the development team to identify issues and propose improvements.

Requirements

Requirements:

  • Experience in product testing, preferably in an automotive or autonomous vehicle context
  • Strong understanding of testing methodologies and practices
  • Proficient in data collection, analysis, and interpretation
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Attention to detail and ability to work independently

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with different vehicle types, such as cars, trucks, or industrial vehicles
  • Knowledge of programming languages, such as Python or C++
  • Experience with sensor technologies, such as lidar, radar, or cameras
  • Understanding of safety regulations and standards in the automotive industry
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Benefits

Compensation and Benefits

We provide:

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary, benchmarked against the market and reviewed annually
  • Hybrid and/or flexible work arrangements
  • Private medical insurance, critical illness coverage, life assurance, employee assistance programme and group income protection. Private medical insurance covers any pre-existing conditions and allows claims with no excess to pay. Our core policy covers additional benefits for neurodivergence, transgender and menopause support.
  • A salary exchange pension plan; Oxa matches your contributions up to 5% of your earnings.
  • 25 days annual leave plus 8 UK bank holidays
  • Flexible benefits to build on all our core benefits, we offer a £2,000 per year flexible benefits fund designed to let you take advantage of any additional benefits that are important to you. This could include things like private dental cover, buying new tech or expanding your private medical to include loved ones. There’s also an option to increase the levels of cover for schemes like life assurance and critical illness.
  • Voice groups - LGBTQ+, Neuro and physical diversity, Nationality and Ethnicity, Gender diversity, Parents and carers.
  • A pet friendly office environment at our headquarters.
  • Safe assigned spaces for team members with individual and diverse needs

Our Culture

Diversity is a marathon not a sprint! It is a journey with no destination. We are on a mission to unlock the benefits of self-driving technology to every person and organisation on the planet. We are creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work which put simply is the right thing to do. We hire and nurture those we can learn from, valuing diversity and the innovation that this drives.

We apply a neuro inclusive lens to our recruitment process and want each potential Oxbot to enjoy the best experience possible for them. We promote an open and inclusive culture that empowers our Oxbots to bring their whole, authentic selves to work every day. Oxa is proud to be an inclusive organisation and, as such, we require all team members within our recruitment process to understand and deploy best practices focused on de-biasing the whole recruitment cycle.

Please share with us any individual needs or reasonable adjustments we may need to make in advance of commencing the interview process with us.

Learn more about our culturehere.

Why become an Oxbot?

Our team of experts in computer science, AI, robotics and machine learning is world-class, and together they’re solving the most exciting and important technological challenges of our times.

But as well as smarts, Oxbots have heart. Our diverse, multi-cultural crew is guided by a shared vision to bring the myriad benefits of autonomy to our customers and partners. And in a company that celebrates uniqueness as much as skill and experience, they do it with energy, conviction and a healthy dose of excitement, too.

If you are bold, creative and hyper skilled, come and create the future of autonomy with us at Oxbotica.

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