Description
We build the embodied intelligence that moves real vehicles safely, and the ecosystem a billion machines will run on in the future. As a Vehicle Safety Operator, you will be at the heart of our real-world AI development, running on-road experiments, providing actionable feedback, and upholding the highest safety standards in collaboration with our research and development teams.
Your day-to-day:
- Conduct on-road experiments and testing with our vehicles throughout Germany, ensuring all activities are safe and efficient.
- Monitor artificial intelligence systems while driving, actively responding to any hazards to guarantee safe operation.
- Evaluate vehicle and AI performance during tests, providing structured, expert feedback to engineering and research teams.
- Support safety and engineering processes by identifying and reporting safety and vehicle maintenance issues.
- Deliver real-world driving input to help train and refine our AI before public road testing.
What you'll be working on:
- Testing and evaluating autonomous vehicle technology in actual road scenarios.
- Reporting system feedback and real-world driving insights to help improve our AI's performance.
- Maintaining safety standards, supporting incident reporting, and collaborating on issue resolution with engineering and safety teams.
- Travelling nationally and internationally as required for tests and demonstrations.
You should apply if:
- Hold a full, clean German driving licence.
- Have at least 5 years' driving experience, primarily in Germany, with no blameworthy insurance claims in the past three years.
- Fluent in English and German.
- Strong communicator who shows empathy and teamwork.
- Comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
- Adaptable, flexible, and motivated to solve problems with innovative solutions.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite or equivalent (Google Suite).
- Familiar with basic navigation, touchscreen gestures, typing, text editing, managing device settings, using basic apps, and troubleshooting.
- Able to work scheduled shifts (Monday to Sunday, 40 hours per week, with a rota issued 4 weeks in advance; shifts include 06:30-15:00 and 14:30-23:00, weekend work required).
- Will disclose any secondary employment as part of the application process.
- Willing to complete a health check (before/after offer) and disclose any conditions affecting safe operation.
- Able to pass pre-employment and ongoing drug and alcohol testing (including testing during onsite interview).
Desirable:
- Experience in vehicle testing, AV environments, or technical demonstrations.
- Knowledge of AV technology or autonomous systems.
- Customer-facing or hospitality experience.
- T1 and T2 Bertha certification.