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V&V Engineer, Electrical

Waabi


Job Location:

Pittsburgh, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Waabi founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team were unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology thats powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI automotive logistics and deep tech.

With offices in Toronto San Francisco Dallas and Pittsburgh Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. To learn more visit:


You Will

  • V&V Execution and Quality Assurance
    • Characterize the vehicle and derive electrical requirements decomposing them to module and component level with bidirectional traceability to test evidence.
    • Own the electrical DVP&R - plan and execute functional and performance testing including EMC/EMI and electrical stress and robustness testing on prototypes and production-intent hardware. Build and maintain custom fixturing as necessary.
    • Identify and troubleshoot electrical 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 electrical 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 ISO /11452 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 Waabis electrical V&V methodology lab capability and toolchain.
    • Assess a new OEMs DV/PV process quickly and advise leadership on level of effort complexity and cost relative to Waabis.

Qualifications:

  • 5 years in an Electrical V&V role preferably automotive or heavy vehicle.
  • Minimum of a Bachelors 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 EMC standards includingSAE J1455 ISO 11451 / 11452 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 and EMC requirements for new projects or OEMs.

Bonus/nice to have:

  • Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
  • Technical experience in developing self-driving vehicles.
  • Experience with the NRTL (UL) and CE certification.
  • Experience with SolidWorks ANSYS Polarion.
  • Experience designing and building HIL test benches and automating regression testing.
  • Accelerated life testing HALT/HASS and Weibull or reliability demonstration analysis.
  • Ability to perform risk analysis and prevention FMEA FTA RCA.
  • Experience with CANbus Python Shell Unix OS SPICE.
Perks/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.
- As we grow this list continues to evolve!
Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!
Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive inclusive and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities across race color ethnicity national origin or ancestry age citizenship religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression military or veteran status marital status pregnancy or parental status caregiver status disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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Perks/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 (wh ... View more

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