Jobs at Gatik

Lead mechanical design and analysis for sensor stacks, covers, and vehicle subsystems. Own BOMs, perform FEA and tolerance stacks, drive DFM/DFA/DFS, collaborate on validation and prototypes, and establish processes for low-to-high volume production while mentoring the mechanical team.

Lead development and execution of test strategies and validation for autonomous vehicle control systems. Manage test engineers, develop automated testing frameworks, ensure traceability, troubleshoot integration issues, and scale HiL/ViL and vehicle-level validation infrastructure to guarantee safety and release quality.

Lead development of a web-based simulation platform: build React/TypeScript frontend with 3D visualization (Three.js/WebGL), design scalable REST and WebSocket backends, manage PostgreSQL and time-series logs, integrate Grafana/Prometheus, orchestrate Docker/Kubernetes simulation workers on Azure, and optimize browser rendering for smooth high-frequency simulation playback.

Lead design and implementation of multi-modal perception: object detection, tracking, and sensor fusion. Build data pipelines, train and optimize perception models, develop scalable training/evaluation tools, and integrate systems for real-world autonomous vehicle deployment.

Design, implement, and optimize real-time visual odometry and visual-inertial localization pipelines in modern C++ for autonomous vehicles. Integrate camera-based VO with IMU/GPS/other sensors, collaborate with mapping/perception/control teams, analyze and improve system robustness in diverse conditions, mentor engineers, and transition research into production.

Design and implement modern C++ backend systems for vehicle telemetry, state management, and low-latency communication. Architect safety-critical protocols and workflows, optimize performance in highly concurrent systems, collaborate with autonomy and platform teams and vendors, and perform on-vehicle testing and metric analysis to improve latency, throughput, and reliability.

Design, develop, integrate, test, and support real-time, mission-critical C++ software for Gatik's autonomous vehicle stack. Collaborate with research engineers to produce maintainable, testable designs; architect solutions across a large software stack; ensure SDLC and safety best practices; mentor researchers on performance and resource use; and participate in code/design reviews and deployment with DevOps teams.

Design and implement identity and SaaS integration solutions: build Zero-Touch automated onboarding/offboarding, enforce RBAC and least-privilege, run access reviews for SOC2/ISO 27001, integrate SaaS via SAML/OIDC/SCIM, deploy IGA tooling (Lumos/IdenHQ), and automate workflows with Zapier, Python or PowerShell across a 50+ tool SaaS stack.

Build and lead a Customer Success team to manage onboarding, deployments, and ongoing accounts for B2B hardware customers. Serve as primary customer contact, coordinate cross-functional issue resolution, track KPIs, drive adoption and renewals, recruit and develop staff, and create scalable processes and documentation to support growth.

Lead integration, validation, and testing of autonomous vehicle systems. Develop and run test plans in lab, simulation, and on-road; troubleshoot sensors and software-hardware interfaces; analyze test data; automate validation workflows to ensure safe, reliable fleet performance.

Design, implement, and optimize real-time motion planning and decision-making systems for autonomous vehicles. Develop lattice-, sampling-, and optimization-based planners, integrate perception/prediction/control constraints, debug in simulation and on-road, and optimize C++ infrastructure for safe, deployable trajectory generation and evaluation.

Lead recruiting for operations, commercial, finance and legal roles: source candidates, manage full-cycle hiring, build pipelines, improve processes, partner with hiring teams, and enhance candidate experience.

Build and improve HD mapping production pipelines: process and validate large LiDAR/camera datasets, extract road features, validate topology, develop Python geospatial tools, use PostGIS and cloud infrastructure, and collaborate with autonomy, perception, and planning teams to deliver high-quality maps on tight timelines.

Design, build, and operate large-scale GPU/TPU cloud infrastructure and data pipelines to support distributed training, MLOps, model serving, and observability. Manage Kubernetes clusters, GitOps CI/CD, experiment tracking, and optimize networking and multi-node training performance for research and production workloads.

Design and implement real-time sensor fusion, GPS-IMU fusion, and SLAM-based localization and odometry algorithms for autonomous vehicles. Integrate localization with perception, mapping, and control, validate in simulation and real-world tests, optimize for real-time constraints, and debug using large-scale field data to improve robustness and accuracy.

Lead end-to-end manufacturing for Gatik's autonomous freight vehicles, scaling production, optimizing factory layout and processes, managing contract manufacturers, driving quality systems, overseeing field retrofit programs, and partnering cross-functionally to ensure safe, reliable, cost-efficient high-volume production. Onsite in Santa Clara, CA.

Design and implement core behavior planning for Level 4 autonomous trucks using behavior trees and hierarchical decision logic. Build and optimize C++ infrastructure, integrate with motion planning, prediction, and control, evaluate planner performance in simulation and real environments, and provide technical leadership and mentorship.

Provide high-level executive support by managing complex calendars, coordinating meetings and follow-ups, drafting communications and presentations, taking meeting notes, tracking action items, aligning teams on projects, and handling confidential information. Maintain workflows so leadership can focus on strategic priorities and occasionally travel for company events.

Partner with engineering leaders to execute full-cycle technical recruiting for hardware and software roles. Source, screen, coordinate interviews, negotiate offers, and build candidate pipelines. Improve hiring workflows, provide market and compensation insights, and enhance candidate experience to scale high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced autonomous vehicle startup.

Lead and scale HR for a fast-growing autonomous vehicle startup. Build scalable people processes, manage employee relations and compliance, partner with executives on org design, performance, compensation, onboarding, and culture. Operate strategically and tactically onsite in Santa Clara.