Prototype Autonomous Vehicle Engineer

Who are we?

Oxa is enabling the transition to self-driving vehicles through an initial focus on the most commercially advanced sector; the autonomous shuttling of goods and people.We are home to some of the world’s leading experts on autonomous vehicles, creating solutions such as Oxa Driver, equipping vehicles with full self-driving functionality; Oxa MetaDriver, using Generative AI to accelerate and assure the safety of deployments; and Oxa Hub, a set of cloud-based offerings for autonomous fleet management. Our technology is being deployed across the UK and the U.S, and we’re partnering with a fast-growing ecosystem of operators, vehicle OEMs and equipment makers serving autonomous transportation globally as it advances.

Based in Oxford, and with offices in Canada and the U.S, Oxa was founded in 2014 and is growing rapidly (350+ ‘Oxbots’ to date). Our purpose is to change the way the Earth moves, through an uncompromising focus on safety, efficiency and explainability of our AI approaches. The company has attracted $225 million from leading investors so far, with $140 million raised in the last Series C funding round in January 2023.

Your Team

As our Prototype AV Engineer you will join our Vehicle Engineering team, who build and maintain our test vehicles and integrate our systems into customer platforms to prove our leading autonomy tech in real-world environments

Job Role

• Build, convert, upgrade and commission vehicles or properties into robust autonomous test prototypes
• Maintain the test fleet by performing vehicle safety checks, ADAS sensor tests and regular maintenance.
• Assist in the initialisation of new sensor hardware installations.
• Prepare all aspects of autonomous vehicles for tests, customer trials and demonstrations.
• Perform the role of Safety Driver in test vehicles
• Undertake site visits to customers and partners
• Work closely with a team of engineers within the group whose mission is to provide a rock-solid foundation for testing and exploitation of our robotics science

Documentation

• Aid in the documentation of vehicle build manuals and including hardware modifications to capture final build specification.
• Aid in the upkeep of procedures and how to guides.

Communication

• You will be encouraged to share your ideas with your team and the wider business in a respectful manner

• You should listen to and digest company communications and absorb where necessary

You'll need:

• Full automotive mechanic qualifications
• Previous exposure within prototype build and automotive electronics
• Previous technician or engineering experience
• Experience of building and modifying vehicles and/or prototype electronic installations
• Full driving licence
• Experience debugging electrical and hardware problems on vehicles
• We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. All applicants must have the unrestricted right to work and remain in the UK indefinitely.

Extra Kudos if you have:

• Previous experience with ADAS systems.
• Experience with automotive electrical systems. including CAN and vehicle diagnostics.

• Experience supporting road cars/motorsport vehicles at tests, demos or events.

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Experience working with 3D printing/rapid prototyping components
• Experience with fabrication
• Experience in field testing within autonomous vehicle, automotive prototype test vehicle or motorsport domain
• Experience with supporting field trials and data collection exercises in outdoor settings

We provide:

• Competitive salary, benchmarked against the market and reviewed annually
• Hybrid and/or flexible work arrangements
• An outstanding £3,000 flexible benefits including private medical insurance, critical illness coverage, life assurance, EAP, group income protection
• A salary exchange pension plan
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• A pet-friendly office environment
• Safe assigned spaces for team members with individual and diverse needs

Our Culture:

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.We also apply a neuro inclusive lens to our recruitment process and want each potential Oxbot to enjoy the best experience possible for them. 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 culture .

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 Oxa.