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V&V Engineer, Mechanical

Waabi· Hardware – V&V
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Pittsburgh, PA$120k - $180kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

V&V Engineer, Mechanical responsible for characterization, testing, regulatory compliance, certification, and process development to support Waabi's mechanical V&V across prototypes and production-intent hardware.

Responsibilities

  • V&V Execution and Quality Assurance
  • Characterize the vehicle and derive mechanical requirements, decomposing them to module and component level with bidirectional traceability to test evidence.
  • Own the mechanical DVP&R - plan and execute functional and performance testing, including vibration, shock, thermal, environmental, on prototypes and production-intent hardware. Build and maintain custom fixturing as necessary.
  • Identify and troubleshoot mechanical functionality, compatibility, and performance issues; lead root cause analysis and drive corrective actions to closure.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with design, systems, quality and software engineers to integrate mechanical V&V and Design for Test (DfT) into the wider program.
  • Document and present test results and recommendations to design teams and program leadership to drive improvements.
  • Regulatory Compliance and Certification
  • Manage all aspects of Compliance Testing and Certification while adhering to ISO 26262 and UL 4600.
  • Plan and execute critical compliance tests in accordance with standards such as SAE J1455, ISO 16750, UL, CE, IEC and various OEM standards.
  • Certification Management
  • Coordinate with external accredited laboratories for pre-compliance and formal certification testing.
  • Oversee the analysis of test failures, perform root cause analysis on non-compliance issues, and maintain all detailed test reports, compliance logs, and documentation required for certification.
  • Process and Toolchain Development
  • Build and evolve Waabi's mechanical V&V methodology, lab capability, and toolchain.
  • Assess a new OEM's DV/PV process quickly and advise leadership on level of effort, complexity, and cost relative to Waabi's.

Qualifications

  • 5 + years in an Mechanical V&V role, preferably automotive or heavy vehicle.
  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering
  • Understand all aspects of an automotive DV/PV process.
  • Deep understanding of the automotive PPAP process.
  • Working knowledge with automotive APQP.
  • Experience working directly with Automotive OEMs, Tier 1 & 2 suppliers.
  • “On your feet” knowledge of International automotive environmental and safety standards, including ASTM B117, SAE J1455, or MIL-STD-810.
  • Working knowledge of AEC standards.
  • Ability to adjust V&V Process to support various OEMs.
  • Direct experience characterizing vehicles to set environmental requirements for new projects or OEMs.

Skills

Required:V&V planning and executionRoot cause analysisDVP&RRegulatory standards

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity awards.
  • Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
  • Unlimited Vacation.
  • Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
  • Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).
  • Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Waabi

pioneering Physical AI, starting with autonomous trucks.

Waabi is pioneering Physical AI, starting with autonomous trucks. We developed a next-generation approach leveraging an end-to-end interpretable and verifiable AI model that’s powered by the industry's most realistic neural simulator. This dramatically reduces the development time and resources needed to bring self-driving vehicles to public roads — safely and at scale.

Autonomous trucksPhysical AIneural simulatorAI modelself-driving vehicles
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