Join Oxa: Pioneering Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Who Are We?
Oxa is at the forefront of the transition to self-driving vehicles, focusing on the most commercially advanced sector - autonomous shuttling of goods and people. We’re home to some of the world's leading autonomous vehicle experts, developing innovative solutions such as:

• Oxa Driver: Equipping vehicles with full self-driving functionality
• Oxa MetaDriver: Accelerating and assuring safety deployments using Generative AI
• Oxa Hub: Offering a set of cloud-based solutions for autonomous fleet management

Our technology is extensively deployed across the UK and the U.S., and we are collaborating with a growing ecosystem of operators, vehicle OEMs, and equipment makers globally. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oxford, with offices in Canada and the U.S., Oxa is rapidly expanding with over 350 ‘Oxbots’. Our mission is to revolutionize the way the Earth moves through a diligent focus on safety, efficiency, and the transparency of our AI approaches. To date, we have secured $225 million in funding, including $140 million in our recent Series C round in January 2023.

Join Our Team

You will be part of our dedicated Shield Control team, which is focused on developing safety-critical autonomy systems to ensure redundancy and provide a robust last line of defense against edge cases.

Your Role

As a Senior Engineer - Validation & Verification, you will concentrate on system integration to support the development, deployment, and validation of our software on safety-critical hardware. Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting deployment and validation of our software applications on safety-critical hardware, both on vehicles and HiL (Hardware-in-loop) rigs
• Collaborating with other teams to ensure HiL facilities meet the validation needs of our safety-critical components
• Developing tools to capture, process, and extract metrics from testing data to track performance
• Utilizing simulation for other validation approaches
• Authoring requirements and test cases

Requirements

What You Need to Succeed:

• Proven experience in software testing
• Proficiency in Python
• Familiarity with Linux OS and running applications from the command line
• HiL experience, possibly using tools like dSpace and National Instruments
• Data analysis experience
• Simulation testing experience
• Engineering background
• Experience in writing requirements and test cases

Extra Kudos For:

• Robotics experience
• Development experience in C++ or other languages
• Experience in Functional Safety or SOTIF
• Experience deploying to constrained hardware, such as NVIDIA Orins
• Advanced degrees (Masters/PhD) in robotics
• Familiarity with CAN and other network protocols

Compensation and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary benchmarked against the market and reviewed annually. Our benefits package includes:

• Company share program
• Hybrid and/or flexible work arrangements
• Market-leading private healthcare
• Life assurance, critical illness cover, income protection
• Health cash plan (including gym discounts)
• A flexible £2,000 (pro-rata) benefits fund for additional benefits like tech schemes and cycle-to-work benefits
• Salary exchange pension plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pet-friendly office environment
• Safe spaces for team members with individual and diverse needs

Our Culture

At Oxa, we believe diversity is a journey, not a destination. Our mission is to unlock the benefits of self-driving technology for everyone and every organization on the planet. We strive to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can perform at their best, fostering a culture of inclusivity and learning.