Lead Vehicle Commissioning 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 Role:

Joining as a pivotal member of Oxa, you will build and lead an autonomous vehicle commissioning team to support the rapid growth in customer deployments globally. Working in unison with both internal Oxa teams and engineering partners you will ensure customer vehicles are rigorously commissioned through existing processes, whilst identifying, introducing and delivering new methods to meet the demands of our rapidly scaling technology.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the Commissioning phase of vehicle delivery ready for internal and external customers.
• Ensuring up to date reporting and communication on the status of vehicle commissioning.
• Organizing the planning and global logistics of vehicle commissioning and resources to support that, including hiring and contracting where required.
• Driving the continual improvement of the commissioning process.
• Working closely with the Reference Platform team to understand and carryout hardware and network configuration where required
• Working closely with the Fleet Readiness team to use and provide feedback on their commissioning and calibration tools.
• Working closely with the Fleet and Solutions teams to ensure vehicles are fit for customer operations.
• Engaging with team members and colleagues throughout the business to create an environment that supports collaboration and mutual understanding.
• Contributing to hiring and onboarding by defining role responsibilities and requirements, leading interviews, engaging in recruiting outreach for your team, and mentoring and developing new team members.

Requirements

What you need to succeed:

• Degree in Computer Science, Robotics or a related field (e.g., Engineering, Physics, Mathematics).
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience in industry or academia.
• Experience in operational deployment of robots
• Flexibility and agility in delivering against customer needs, including working at customer sites outside of UK
• Proven record of leading and delivering projects as part of a team.
• Effective technical communication and leadership skills.
• An appreciation of robotics and generative AI

Extra Kudos if you have:

• Led autonomous vehicle commissioning teams
• Organised outsourcing capabilities globally (US and Japan in particular)
• Built calibration tooling

Benefits

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 here.

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.