CONTRACT: (SECOND SHIFT) LEAD Autonomous Vehicle Safety Driver LOS ANGELES, CA LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY

As MOIA America, we develop and realize fully autonomous mobility and transportation services. Our mission is to make mobility-and transportation-as-a-service safe, accessible and most attractive for society. For that, we cover the entire ground from strategy and business development, software development and end-2-end integration, fleet operations to next-generation self-driving systems. Being the driver in Volkswagen Group initiative for mobility solutions, we’re an integral part of Volkswagen Group's future success.

Brief Role Description

CONTRACT - SECOND SHIFT: Lead Autonomous Vehicle Safety Driver - Local candidates only! MUST HAVE A VALID US PASSPORT and COMPLETELY CLEAN DMV REPORT.

The Lead Safety Driver is responsible for coordinating the activities of a team of safety drivers who monitor andoperate an autonomous vehicle within the Volkswagen Group’s Autonomous Driving, Mobility and Transport(ADMT) business unit. This role is critical to ensuring the safe, efficient and compliant testing of AV technologies inreal-world and public-road environments.
You will collaborate closely with the technology developers, test engineers and other partners to refine testrequests into vehicle operations ensuring clear and proper test execution while following applicable processes.You will coordinate with other Lead Safety Drivers to develop shift plans and assign tests that are aligned withindividual driver experiences and availabilities. You will communicate these objectives to the safety drivers via startof shift briefs that include required safety advisories as well as daily traffic and weather events.

You will ensure that road tests are monitored through various communication channels. At the end of the test, youwill ensure that the team complete all post processing activities adequately and collaborate with the test ownersthat their objectives are fulfilled.

You will also coach and mentor safety drivers and, if needed, you will personally provide vehicle operations andrelated support services.

Role Responsibilities

Driver Management & Coordination

• On-site coordination of assigned safety driver team (up to 10 drivers) in planning test execution in an efficientmanner that maximizes outcomes and utilization of people and assets
• Participate in regular meetings with engineers for test planning
• Plan weekly schedules, deliver safety briefings, assign drivers to vehicles for test execution
• Complete quarterly spot checks on driver performance to training guidelines
• Provide timely updates to test requestors on test progress and results

Test Preparation and Planning

• Reviewed assigned test request tickets, for completeness and clarity and plan routes for efficient testexecution - collaborate with engineers, suppliers, and partners as needed.
• Plan and execute shift plan, adjust schedules as needed in accordance with vehicle and driver experienceand availabilities.
• Conduct daily safety and planning briefs, including announcements, driver assignments, weather predictions,and safety advisories.
• Perform pre-mission vehicle inspections, vehicle startup procedures as needed.
• Lead demo event planning, develop and improve routes for management, customers, external stakeholdersand events.
• Mentor and support new safety drivers in their development

Test Execution

• Execute shift plan with the assigned team of safety drivers, adjust schedules as needed in accordance withvehicle and driver availabilities
• Act as the first point of contact for incident response, if assigned and notify impacted stakeholders in case ofsuch events.
• Monitor and act on communication through the shift (Teams, Slack, email, etc.).
• Support or operate vehicle for the execution of non-standard vehicle tests, or when using new or specialsoftware releases on public roads.
• Support or execute vehicle acceptance tests to determine new prototype vehicle readiness.
• Support or execute special demo drives with top company leadership, external stakeholders and other criticalevents.

Post-processing of Test Data

• Ensure that test data collection post-processing is performed adequately and support safety driver team asneeded.
• Update test ticket point of contact on status of mission at end of day - communicate test results to testengineering, mapping team, suppliers, and partners
• Support safety drivers as needed on vehicle shutdown protocols, test data upload, triage of collected testdata, etc

Qualification requirements

Years of Relevant Experience

• 5 years of experience professionally operating a vehicle with a clean driving record
  2 years of experience testing a vehicle equipped with ADS or ADAS

Education - Required

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Preferred:

• Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree

Skills

• People management skills to lead, coach and motivate a team of safety drivers
• Clear and effective communication skills
• Attention to detail and sound judgment necessary to handle public road testing
• Professional and courteous manner
• Flexible mindset to test new workflows and logistics pertaining to commercial pilot operations
• Strong interest in technology and software and the ability to adapt to its ever-changing developments andimprovements
• Possess a valid driver’s license with a completelcy clean DMV report
• Possess a valid US Passport

Specialized Skills: Knowledge or certifications unique to this role

Desired

• Knowledge or desire to learn autonomous vehicle technology
• Basic technical knowledge of complete vehicle components and functions
• Familiarity with local, state, and federal transportation regulations.
• Ability to onboard and train new safety drivers on operations protocols and tools.

Work Flexibility
Physically able to drive a vehicle for an extended period
Ready and able to travel (international and domestic) to remote offices, training facilities or other testingcities if the need arises
Ability to adhere to a flexible work schedule which may include varying shift times that may includeweekends with advance notification

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Compensation Data

For the Los Angeles area , this position will pay $35.00 per hour (non-exempt, W2).

MOIA America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.