Senior/Staff Simulation Integration Engineer

<h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Who we are</span></h3> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Gatik, the leader in autonomous middle-mile logistics, is revolutionizing the B2B supply chain with its autonomous transportation-as-a-service (ATaaS) solution and prioritizing safe, consistent deliveries while streamlining freight movement by reducing congestion. The company focuses on short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 retailers and in 2021 launched the world’s first fully driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart. Gatik's Class 3-7 autonomous trucks are commercially deployed across major markets, including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, driving innovation in freight transportation.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The company's proprietary Level 4 autonomous technology, Gatik Carrier™, is custom-built to transport freight safely and efficiently between pick-up and drop-off locations on the middle mile. With robust capabilities in both highway and urban environments, Gatik Carrier™ serves as an all-encompassing solution that integrates advanced software and hardware powering the fleet, facilitating effortless integration into customers' logistics operations.&nbsp;</span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">About the role</span></h3> <div> <div> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We are building a high-scale, web-based simulation platform designed to validate autonomous systems. We have an R&amp;D team producing AI/ML models and a Senior Full-Stack Engineer </span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">building the platform interface.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We are seeking a Simulation Integration Engineer to be the critical technical link between these two teams. Your role is to ensure that the autonomy stack runs reliably within a virtual environment, creating the complex testing scenarios and ROS2 infrastructure required to stress-test our AI models.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This is a "Sim-to-Stack" orchestration role. While you won't be deploying to physical hardware, you are responsible for ensuring the virtual world provides high-fidelity data to the</span><br><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">autonomy stack and correctly captures the model's performance</span></p> </div> <div><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This role is onsite 5 days a week at our Mountain View, CA office!</span></div> </div> <div> <h3 class="section page-centered"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>What you'll do</strong></span></h3> <div class="section page-centered"> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">ROS2 Stack Integration: Develop and maintain the ROS2 middleware layers&nbsp;(C++/Python) that allow AI models to receive sensor data and send control commands&nbsp;within the simulation.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Scenario Engineering: Script and implement dynamic testing scenarios (e.g., traffic&nbsp;interactions, pedestrian behavior, triggered events) using Python or simulator-specific&nbsp;APIs.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Sensor Simulation: Configure and tune simulated sensor suites (LiDAR, Camera,&nbsp;Radar, IMU) to provide realistic data streams for the AI models.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Bridge Development: Collaborate with our Senior Full-Stack Engineer to ensure&nbsp;simulation states and "Success/Failure" metrics are correctly streamed to our web-based&nbsp;dashboard.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Headless Orchestration: Ensure simulations can run in "headless" mode within Docker&nbsp;containers for automated, large-scale cloud testing.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Data Logging: Manage the serialization of ROS2 messages (MCAP/Bag files) for&nbsp;post-simulation analysis and playback.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h3 class="section page-centered"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>What we're looking for</strong></span></h3> <div class="section page-centered" data-qa="closing-description"> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Expertise in ROS2: Mastery of ROS2 (Humble, Foxy, or Jazzy), including node&nbsp;composition, custom message types, and QoS configuration.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Programming: High proficiency in Python 3.x (for scenario logic) and Modern C++ (for&nbsp;performance-critical nodes).</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Simulation Platforms: Proven experience with at least one major simulator (e.g.,&nbsp;CARLA, Gazebo, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, or SVL).</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Scenario Logic: Experience building event-driven logic and "adversarial" agent&nbsp;behaviors within a simulated environment.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Linux &amp; Docker: Strong experience in Ubuntu-based development and containerizing&nbsp;robotics stacks for deployment.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Systems Thinking: Ability to debug complex timing and synchronization issues between&nbsp;a simulator and a distributed ROS2 stack.</span></li> </ul> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Bonus Qualifications</span></h3> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Experience with automated testing frameworks for robotics.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Understanding of coordinate frames (TF2) and spatial transformations.</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for automated simulation runs.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Salary Range - $170,000- $240,000</span></p> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">More about Gatik</span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Founded in 2017 by experts in autonomous vehicle technology, Gatik has rapidly expanded its presence to Mountain View, Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas, and Toronto. As the <em>first and only</em> company to achieve fully driverless middle-mile commercial deliveries, Gatik holds a unique and defensible position in the AV industry, with a clear trajectory toward sustainable growth and profitability.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We have delivered complete, proprietary AV technology - an integration of software and hardware - to enable earlier successes for our clients in constrained Level 4 autonomy.&nbsp; By choosing the middle mile – with defined point-to-point delivery, we have simplified some of the more complex AV challenges, enabling us to achieve full autonomy ahead of competitors. Given extensive knowledge of Gatik’s well-defined, fixed route ODDs and hybrid architecture, we are able to hyper-optimize our models with exponentially less data, establish gate-keeping mechanisms to maintain explainability, and ensure continued safety of the system for unmanned operations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Visit us at <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://gatik.ai/">Gatik</a></span> for more company information and <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://gatik.ai/careers/">Careers at Gatik</a></span> for more open roles.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Notable News</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Bloomberg: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-27/autonomous-trucking-firm-gatik-inks-contracts-worth-600-million">Autonomous Trucking Firm Gatik Inks Contracts Worth $600 Million</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Forbes: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2026/01/28/hundreds-of-gatik-robot-delivery-trucks-headed-for-us-roads/?utm_campaign=ForbesMainLI&amp;utm_source=ForbesMainLinkedIn&amp;utm_medium=social">Hundreds’ Of Gatik Robot Delivery Trucks Headed For U.S. Roads</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Forbes:<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbishop1/2025/09/23/gatik-and-loblaw-announce-largest-commercial-deployment-of-av-trucks/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Gatik And Loblaw Announce Largest Commercial Deployment Of AV Trucks</span></a></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Forbes:&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2023/09/05/forget-robotaxis-upstart-gatik-sees-middle-mile-deliveries-as-the-path-to-profitable-avs/?sh=52b7a7866e61">Forget robotaxis. Upstart Gatik sees middle-mile deliveries as the path to profitable AVs</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Tech Brew: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.emergingtechbrew.com/stories/2024/09/06/gatik-ai-richard-steiner-regulations-av-industry">Gatik AI exec unpacks the regulations that could shape the AV industry</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Business Wire: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241008155613/en/Gatik-Paves-the-Way-for-Safe-Driverless-Operations-%E2%80%98Freight-Only%E2%80%99-at-Scale-with-Industry-First-Third-Party-Safety-Assessment-Framework">Gatik Paves the Way for Safe Driverless Operations (‘Freight-Only’) at Scale with Industry-First Third-Party Safety Assessment Framework</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Auto Futures: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.autofutures.tv/news-features/autonomous-trucking-group-gatik-secures-investment-from-nippon-express-holdings/s/e125e5df-220b-42b6-b2df-754f54d602a9">Autonomous Trucking Group Gatik Secures Investment From NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Automotive News: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/gatik-prepares-launch-self-driving-trucks-scale">Gatik foresees hundreds of self-driving trucks on road soon, and that's just the beginning</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Forbes: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardbishop1/2024/05/30/isuzu-and-gatik-go-all-in-to-scale-up-driverless-freight-services/">Isuzu And Gatik Go All In To Scale Up Driverless Freight Services</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Bloomberg: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-05-24/autonomous-vehicle-startup-takes-off-by-picking-off-easier-routes">Autonomous Vehicle Startup Takes Off by Picking Off Easier Routes</a></span></span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Reuters: <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/driverless-vehicles-limited-routes-bump-along-despite-us-robotaxi-scrutiny-2023-12-13/">Driverless vehicles on limited routes bump along despite US robotaxi scrutiny</a></span></span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Taking care of our team</span></h3> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">At Gatik, we connect people of extraordinary talent and experience to an opportunity to create a more resilient supply chain and contribute to our environment’s sustainability. We are diverse in our backgrounds and perspectives yet united by a bold vision and shared commitment to our values. Our culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect and agility.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We at Gatik strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that together we can do great things. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p> </div> </div>