Principal Engineer, Verification & Validation Lead

Motional

Lead Verification and Validation for the Perception subsystem of autonomous vehicles at Motional. Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to establish testing strategies and frameworks.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JenkinsPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Spearhead efforts for the Perception subsystem of our autonomy stack
Close the safety case for the perception subsystem
Collaborate with autonomy and systems engineers to establish problem taxonomies and identify critical performance covariates
Influence requirements from the perspective of problem understanding, covariate coverage, and testing capabilities/challenges
Validate the test strategy and provide early feedback to developers
Create and automate reporting dashboards
Be a bridge between Perception and the Systems Readiness and Performance organization
Advocate for and adopt common processes, technology, and terminology

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (preferred)
Experience leading Verification and Validation (V&V) for a safety-critical product
V&V experience specifically with a self-driving vehicle (strongly preferred)
General knowledge of the self-driving vehicle software stack
Understanding of different types of simulation technologies used in autonomy development
Expertise in creating and executing V&V test strategies
Expertise in test set creation, test organization (tagging, requirements and deficiency linking), and structured reporting
Strong understanding of how performance analysis informs risk assessment
Understanding of basic descriptive statistics
Proficiency in Python for light scripting, database queries, and automation
Familiarity with common dashboarding software
Familiarity with AI/Agentic coding tools to accelerate workloads
Experience using common software tools such as version control (Git) and build automation (Buildkite, Jenkins)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
401k with a company match
Health saving accounts
Life insurance
Pet insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

Verification and Validation (V&V)self-driving vehicle software stacksimulation technologiesV&V test strategiestest set creationtest organizationperformance analysisdescriptive statisticsPythonautomation

Soft Skills

collaborationinfluenceadvocacyproblem understandingcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in STEM