Autonomous System Test Engineer

Daimler Truck has been at the forefront of transportation innovation for more than 130 years, from pioneering commercial vehicle technologies to bringing the first automated commercial vehicle to public roads. Today, we are advancing highly automated driving systems toward series production and building the next generation of safe, reliable, and efficient autonomous trucks. We are seeking engineers who are passionate about innovation, safety, and sustainable transportation and who want to help shape the future of mobility.

In this role, you will support validation activities for a fail-operational vehicle platform designed to maintain safe operation under fault conditions. Working with a global team of engineers, you will develop and execute system-level and vehicle-level tests, participate in test campaigns, analyze results, investigate issues, and contribute to the validation of highly automated truck systems. This position is ideal for engineers early in their careers who are interested in autonomous systems, vehicle testing, systems engineering, and functional safety.

You will gain hands‑on experience with cutting‑edge automated driving technologies while developing the technical and leadership skills needed to grow into a key contributor in autonomous vehicle validation.

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected.

Position offers a starting salary range of $71,000 to $91,000 USD

Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience

• 401k company contribution with company match up to 8% as well as non-elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age
• starting at 4 weeks paid vacation
• 13+ calendar holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• employee assistance program
• comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs
• onsite fitness (at some locations)
• tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off
• short-term and long-term disability plans

• Support the development of validation strategies utilizing innovative tools and processes to meet testing needs for highly automated vehicle platforms
• Collaborate with engineers across multiple disciplines in fast-paced, iterative development cycles
• Plan and execute test campaigns involving multiple stakeholders, and participants from both internal and external departments
• Develop conclusions from testing, present results and investigate issues
• Contribute to validation planning, milestone tracking, and implementation of the overall validation concept
• Interact with engineers responsible for the functional safety concept to ensure validation activities support safety objectives
• Keep up to date with the latest technologies and regulations in the field of L4 system validation
• Drive continuous improvement in processes and tools
• Execute vehicle and system-level testing at proving grounds, test tracks, and laboratory environments
• Analyze vehicle data logs, CAN traces, and test results to identify issues and support root-cause investigations
• Support fault-injection, integration, and troubleshooting activities to validate system behavior under normal and degraded operating conditions

• Bachelor's degree in mechatronics, computer science, electrical or mechanical engineering or related field from an accredited college/university
• Experience developing, reviewing and executing test cases
• An attached resume is required
• Commercial Driver's License or ability to acquire one within 1 year of accepting position is required
• Excellent teamwork skills combined with a strong desire to continuously…