Senior Autonomous Vehicle Test Engineer

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

Grab integrates Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology across its platform to enhance our mobility and delivery services. Our team works directly with world-class AV partners to ensure this technology is deployed safely, meeting the highest industry and regulatory standards for Southeast Asia. To achieve this, we are building a deep, in-house expertise in vehicle integration, testing, and hardware operations.

Get to Know the Role

As a Senior AV Test Engineer, you are the crucial technical bridge between our AV partners' technology and Grab's real-world operations. Your mission is to oversee the vehicle platform, lead our hands-on testing efforts, and ensure that the integrated system performs safely and reliably on Southeast Asia's roads. You will be our in-house expert on the vehicle, responsible for everything from hardware bring-up and diagnostics to implementing rigorous on-road test plans.

You will report to the Head of Engineering and work onsite in Grab One North, Singapore office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Be the primary owner for the on-vehicle AV hardware suite provided by our partners, including drive-by-wire systems, sensors, and compute (ECUs). You will be responsible for system bring-up, maintenance, and diagnosing hardware-level issues.
• Lead the execution of rigorous test plans on proving grounds and in the field, running manoeuvre tests (like lane changes and emergency braking), failure mode checks and documenting results to validate the performance of the AV system.
• Develop the on-vehicle testing and diagnostics infrastructure, writing scripts and tools for logging, monitoring, and debugging complex hardware-software interactions in real-time.
• Work with our partners and safety teams to validate system performance, reproduce issues, and ensure the vehicle platform meets all functional and safety requirements.
• Support data operations for the testing fleet, managing data ingestion, upload to the cloud, and asset tracking to support validation and analysis.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• Bachelor's or higher Degree in Robotics, EE, CS, or a related field, or 5+ years of equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with testing, integration, or systems engineering role for autonomous vehicles (AV), ADAS, or complex robotics systems.
• Hands-on experience with automotive hardware, including ECUs and networking protocols (e.g., CAN, Automotive Ethernet).
• Experience with vehicle dynamics and actuation systems (braking, steering, throttle).
• Familiarity with automotive safety standards and their impact on integration.
• Experience with on-vehicle debugging, diagnostics, and logging systems (e.g. flashing ECUs, debugging hardware/software interactions).
• Debugging and problem-solving skills in real-world, noisy environments.

A big plus if you have:

• Proficiency in Python, for scripting, diagnostics, and tooling.
• Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing methodologies.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (e.g., QNX, Linux RT).
• Knowledge of sensor systems and data collection processes.

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.