Senior V&V Engineer – Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) & Simulation
Gatik AI · Santa Clara, CA
Posted 12 days ago · $160,000- $260,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days Gatik AI's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 71% of Gatik AI's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Gatik AI
- high 49 stale, 0 reposted of 63 open
- Hiring momentum
- 74 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Gatik AI's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Gatik AI.
About this role
As a Senior V&V Engineer for Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) & Simulation at Gatik, you will focus on validating autonomy software through simulation, creating automated testing pipelines, and developing complex synthetic scenarios. Your role involves ensuring software readiness for driverless releases by building verification suites and dashboards that track performance metrics. This position requires onsite presence in Santa Clara, CA, five days a week.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or Data Science
- 5+ years in software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing, virtual simulation validation, or automated software QA for AVs or complex robotics
- 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
Nice to have
- 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
What you get
- Salary Range - $160,000- $260,000
Worth weighing
- Onsite work required 5 days a week
- Role heavily focused on simulation and testing, may not involve direct development of autonomous systems
- Specific technologies and methodologies mentioned may imply a steep learning curve for those unfamiliar with them
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Listed by Gatik AI on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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