Staff ML Validation Applied Scientist

About the Team

The Autonomous Vehicle (AV) organization is dedicated to advancing the development of autonomous vehicles through cutting-edge simulation technologies and novel iterative development processes. Within this organization, the Software Validation team focuses on unlocking software launches and continuous release decisions via simulation-led verification and validation strategies, prototypes, and protocols. Our collaborative environment fosters innovation and excellence, allowing us to push the boundaries of what is possible in autonomous vehicle testing.

About the Role

As a Staff ML Validation Applied Scientist, you will lead applied machine learning research focused on improving the verification and validation of ML components and autonomous driving behavior at scale. You will push the frontier of simulation-led ML validation, creating metrics, tools, and agentic workflows that make it dramatically faster, more automated, and more robust to evaluate autonomy systems across large fleets, diverse scenarios, and continuous release cycles.

Your mission is to transform advanced ML research into working prototypes and production-grade validation services. This includes developing AI validation critics that automatically review model behavior, logs, and simulation traces to surface issues, regressions, and coverage gaps. You will drive the evolution of how we evaluate deep learning modules in realistic sensor and traffic simulations, ensuring behavioral and scenario coverage is tightly linked to ML models.

Why Join Us

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