Senior Vehicle Test Engineer (all genders) - Autonomous Driving

MOIA

JOIN US AS A (SENIOR) BACKEND ENGINEER (ALL GENDERS) IN OUR VEHICLE MISSION TEAM ON A SHARED JOURNEY THAT MATTERS!  To make the vision of an autonomously driving mobility service a reality, the teams in our Vehicle Integration domain develop the applications and tools needed to enable autonomous passenger management within our MOIA vehicles in a world without a driver: How do passengers authenticate themselves in an autonomous vehicle? How do we ensure a safe cabin during boarding and the ride? Which content should be displayed on the vehicle screens to provide a safe and informative user experience for the passenger?    The Vehicle Mission team addresses these challenges by building the mission control backend that orchestrates autonomous vehicle operations. The team develops the orchestration of driving tasks to autonomous vehicles, coordinates passenger boarding workflows, and ensures reliable communication between backend systems and on-vehicle components. This includes integrating with external self-driving system providers and providing test infrastructure and tools for autonomous vehicle development.  The team has the necessary roles to take full responsibility for the given value streams: from backend and embedded developers to quality specialists, cyber security experts and product owners. Join the team if you want to solve these challenges in an agile and customer-driven environment.   WHAT YOU WILL DO * Research and develop passenger management systems for autonomous mobility services  * Bridge the data flow of the AWS-based backend infrastructure and the in-vehicle components using AWS IoT services (e.g., commands, events, metrics, logs) * Develop and improve the backend services used to orchestrate a vehicle’s mission * Work in a bottom-up managed, autonomous, cross-functional team together with other talented engineers * Participate in the full development life cycle, from design to implementation, quality assurance and maintenance * Integrate AI coding assistants in the development process  * Interface with VW Group, vendors, and other partners to align software interfaces, tooling, and hardware WHAT WILL HELP YOU TO FULFILL YOUR ROLE  * Proficiency in Typescript, or another modern typed programming language used on the backend  * Experience with AWS IoT and Serverless technologies, ideally such as Lambda, DynamoDB, and SQS * Familiarity with communication protocols used to connect edge devices, such as MQTT * Experience with CICD tools such as Github Actions or AWS CodeBuild * General interest in embedded development * Knowledge of current trends in software design, event-driven architecture, DevOps, and a strong interest in further development * Interest in applying agile development practices and a proactive, flexible, and hands-on mindset We encourage you to apply even if your profile only meets some of the requirements for the role since we are looking for a diverse range of experiences, skills, and interests. We are certain that there will be something for everyone because we are working on such a variety of tasks and embrace individual growth at MOIA. OUR BENEFITS IN A NUTSHELL * Competitive salary (including bonus)   * Hybrid work setup: Work from home or one of our offices - you and your team decide how often to meet, blending flexibility with collaboration!  * Flexible working hours and the possibility of flexible work arrangements depending on your needs (parenting, care work, volunteering, etc.)  * Budget and monthly expense allowance for home office setup  * Possibility of remote work from outside Germany for up to 6 weeks per year from over 35 countries - learn more in our blog! * Public transport ticket (fully subsidized "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides * Subsidized fitness club membership or bike leasing  * Learning environment with continuous learning days, job rotation, trainings and workshops, coaching, conferences, books, and language classes  * Mental health support, 1:1 sessions with external professionals and mental unload workshops  * 30 vacation days, sabbatical and unpaid leave option  * Relocation support with service provider (visa, administration, etc.)  * Dog-friendly offices For student & internship positions, we have an adjusted set of benefits. You can find them here.  BE WHO YOU ARE! We are a member of Charta der Vielfalt and are dedicated to actively fostering a workplace that celebrates and promotes diversity in various aspects such as age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or cognitive ability, and ethnicity. At MOIA, we embrace a culture where people are accepted, respected, valued, appreciated, and included. In our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity, we regularly provide unconscious bias training to all our employees. Furthermore, we continuously strive to enhance our hiring process by ensuring a diverse hiring panel. HOW WE WORK At MOIA, our teams are typically distributed across our office locations and collaborate in a hybrid setup. We work together both remotely and on site, choosing the mode of collaboration that fits the context, the work at hand, and each team’s rhythm. Spending time together in our offices is an important part of how we stay connected, build trust, and solve complex problems. At the same time, we value flexibility and give teams and individuals autonomy to shape their ways of working, with everyone having the freedom to organise their routines in a way that aligns with their work and their team’s needs. If you’d like to learn more about how we work, visit our blog for insights into our culture and hiring process, or follow us on Instagram for a look behind the scenes at MOIA. WHO WE ARE At MOIA we’re reimagining the future of mobility – safe, autonomous and tailored to the needs of cities and their people. As a tech company with more than 400 employees, we build mobility solutions that truly move cities forward. We launched our ridepooling service in Hamburg in 2019 and have been part of the city’s public transport system since 2023. Since launch, we have transported over 12 million passengers. Currently, MOIA is evolving from a mobility provider to a tech provider offering a scalable and safe turnkey solution for autonomous driving.  With office locations in Berlin and Hamburg, our diverse and international team comprising more than 60 nationalities works together toward that shared mission.  MOIA is more than a technology provider – we are a partner to cities and public transport operators committed to creating more livable spaces and delivering mobility solutions that are reliable, safe and comfortable. YOUR APPLICATION TO MOIA We value authenticity and personal insights in your application responses. While AI tools can be useful, we encourage you to answer the following questions based on your own experiences and understanding. This helps us keep a human touch and better evaluate your unique perspective and match for the role. To reinforce an unbiased screening process, we kindly ask you not to include your picture, age, address, or any other details unrelated to your qualifications and suitability for the role. Additionally, we anonymize applications during the initial review phase by removing personally identifiable information. This ensures that our evaluation focuses solely on your skills, experience, and potential – supporting a fair and inclusive hiring experience for all candidates.

MOIA

JOIN US AS A (SENIOR) RELEASE MANAGER - SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS (ALL GENDERS) IN OUR TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT DOMAIN AND HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY! To make the vision of an autonomously driving mobility service a reality, we are building up the new business domain “System-of-Systems”.  Within this domain, all activities for integrating the entire Robot-Taxi-Service out of several subsystems are conducted. A key task is the release management, which manages and coordinates the releases of all software & hardware components, resulting in an overall release for the Robot-Taxi-Service. As a (Senior) Release Manager in our Technical Program Management domain, you will have the opportunity to shape processes, drive impactful changes, take ownership of projects, and participate in decision-making within our System-of-Systems domain. WHAT YOU WILL DO Release: * Architect and optimize the release management processes for our autonomous ridepooling development, ensuring seamless and efficient deployment of software for different variants. * Conduct in-depth analysis of the existing release process, identifying bottlenecks and areas for improvement, and implement technical solutions to streamline and simplify the workflow. * Develop and implement automated solutions for artifact creation, deployment, and testing enablement, leveraging coding expertise to enhance the overall release pipeline. * Collaborate with development and operations teams to integrate automation tools and methodologies into the release process, ensuring reliability and consistency in software delivery. * Champion open communication and knowledge-sharing across teams, acting as a technical focal point to facilitate the resolution of release-related challenges. * Establish a long-term roadmap for evolving and standardizing release processes across various projects, with a focus on scalability and maintainability. * Act as a crucial connector between technical development, testing, and stakeholders. facilitating seamless collaboration and communication among cross-functional teams. Testing: * Bring the product to life and be able to contribute to our system testing activities and help deploy software updates to our test fleet, gaining valuable insight into the practical application of artefacts in real-world scenarios. * Participate in the verification and validation of our developed functionality within the target system environment. WHAT WILL HELP YOU TO FULFILL YOUR ROLE  * Previous experience as a Release Manager/Engineer or in a similar role, coordinating software releases in a fast-paced environment. * Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and/or ASPICE and the application within agile environment. * Familiar with CI/CD practices and tools. * Experience with software application life cycle management (i.e. Polarion, Codebeamer, Jama, ...) and ability to orchestrate releases from such tools. Nice-to-have:  * Hands-on experience in system testing (HiL and ViL). We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds — even if you don’t meet every requirement. If you’re excited about the role and MOIA’s mission, we’d love to hear from you! OUR BENEFITS IN A NUTSHELL * Competitive salary (including bonus)   * Hybrid work setup: Work from home or one of our offices - you and your team decide how often to meet, blending flexibility with collaboration!  * Flexible working hours and the possibility of flexible work arrangements depending on your needs (parenting, care work, volunteering, etc.)  * Budget and monthly expense allowance for home office setup  * Possibility of remote work from outside Germany for up to 6 weeks per year from over 35 countries - learn more in our blog! * Public transport ticket (fully subsidized "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides * Subsidized fitness club membership or bike leasing  * Learning environment with continuous learning days, job rotation, trainings and workshops, coaching, conferences, books, and language classes  * Mental health support, 1:1 sessions with external professionals and mental unload workshops  * 30 vacation days, sabbatical and unpaid leave option  * Relocation support with service provider (visa, administration, etc.)  * Dog-friendly offices For student & internship positions, we have an adjusted set of benefits. You can find them here.  BE WHO YOU ARE! We are a member of Charta der Vielfalt and are dedicated to actively fostering a workplace that celebrates and promotes diversity in various aspects such as age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or cognitive ability, and ethnicity. At MOIA, we embrace a culture where people are accepted, respected, valued, appreciated, and included. In our commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity, we regularly provide unconscious bias training to all our employees. Furthermore, we continuously strive to enhance our hiring process by ensuring a diverse hiring panel. HOW WE WORK At MOIA, our teams are typically distributed across our office locations and collaborate in a hybrid setup. We work together both remotely and on site, choosing the mode of collaboration that fits the context, the work at hand, and each team’s rhythm. Spending time together in our offices is an important part of how we stay connected, build trust, and solve complex problems. At the same time, we value flexibility and give teams and individuals autonomy to shape their ways of working, with everyone having the freedom to organise their routines in a way that aligns with their work and their team’s needs. If you’d like to learn more about how we work, visit our blog for insights into our culture and hiring process, or follow us on Instagram for a look behind the scenes at MOIA. WHO WE ARE At MOIA we’re reimagining the future of mobility – safe, autonomous and tailored to the needs of cities and their people. As a tech company with more than 400 employees, we build mobility solutions that truly move cities forward. We launched our ridepooling service in Hamburg in 2019 and have been part of the city’s public transport system since 2023. Since launch, we have transported over 12 million passengers. Currently, MOIA is evolving from a mobility provider to a tech provider offering a scalable and safe turnkey solution for autonomous driving.  With office locations in Berlin and Hamburg, our diverse and international team comprising more than 60 nationalities works together toward that shared mission.  MOIA is more than a technology provider – we are a partner to cities and public transport operators committed to creating more livable spaces and delivering mobility solutions that are reliable, safe and comfortable. YOUR APPLICATION TO MOIA We value authenticity and personal insights in your application responses. While AI tools can be useful, we encourage you to answer the following questions based on your own experiences and understanding. This helps us keep a human touch and better evaluate your unique perspective and match for the role. To reinforce an unbiased screening process, we kindly ask you not to include your picture, age, address, or any other details unrelated to your qualifications and suitability for the role. Additionally, we anonymize applications during the initial review phase by removing personally identifiable information. This ensures that our evaluation focuses solely on your skills, experience, and potential – supporting a fair and inclusive hiring experience for all candidates.

STARK

ABOUT US STARK is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionising the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design, develop, and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost-effective. This provides our operators with a decisive edge in highly contested environments. We’re focused on delivering deployable, high-performance systems—not future promises. In a time of rising threats, STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe—today. ABOUT THE TEAM Minerva is STARK's command and control software — the brain that connects operators to autonomous systems across multiple domains in real time. The Minerva team is a small, senior software group based across the UK, Germany, Greece & Ukraine working directly with our systems and hardware teams to build mission-critical C2 capabilities deployed in active operational environments. We move fast, ship real software, and operate under constraints most engineers never encounter — low-bandwidth networks, air-gapped devices, and high-stakes decision loops. There is no room for abstraction for its own sake. Everything we build ends up in the hands of real operators in the field. YOUR MISSION This role demands more than standard simulation engineering. Working in defence technology means operating close to the realities of modern conflict and building simulation environments that must reliably support development, validation, and mission preparation in demanding conditions. As a Simulation Engineer, you will design, develop, and maintain high-fidelity Software-in-the-Loop (SiL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) test rigs that help validate our autonomous marine vessels (USVs) and unmanned platforms before real-world sea trials. In addition, you will support our Mission Simulation team to incorporate Maritime environments into tactical mission training environments. RESPONSIBILITIES * HiL/SiL Test Rig Development: Architect, build, and maintain high-quality Software-in-the-Loop (SiL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) test setups for validating embedded marine autopilots, autonomy software, and robotic platforms. * Physics & Vessel Modeling: Develop and integrate physics-based models for vehicle/vessel dynamics (hydrodynamics, wave forces, thruster/propulsion mechanics, and wind effects) and sensor physics (GPS, IMU, LiDAR, Sonar, Radar, Cameras). * Autonomy Stack Integration: Connect and coordinate simulators with ROS2-based autonomy stacks, MAVLink/MAVSDK middlewares, and edge software interfaces. * Synthetic Scenarios: Create realistic virtual environments simulating GPS-denied navigation, degraded weather, and signal jamming to stress-test control algorithms. * Verification & Analysis: Conduct debugging, verification, and performance analysis between simulators and live hardware interfaces, correlating simulation fidelity with actual sea-trial logs. * Documentation: Produce structured technical documentation, design drawings, test plans, and HIL wiring/schematic reports. * Mission Simulation Support: Support in scripting realistic training scenarios and mission simulations QUALIFICATIONS * Experience modeling marine vessel physics (propulsion, hydrodynamics, hull drag). * Strong programming proficiency in C/C++ and Python. * Strong experience building dynamic models in Simulink or equivalent * Solid understanding of fluid dynamics, physics, classical mechanics, rigid-body dynamics, control theory, or system dynamics. * Hands-on experience building and maintaining HIL test benches (cabling, signal conditioning, target computer setup, and instrumentation). * Experience configuring, customizing, and running Software-in-Loop and Hardware-in-Loop testing, preferably with PX4 flight/vehicle stacks. * Experience integrating simulation frameworks with ROS2-based middleware. * Strong debugging, validation, and analytical problem-solving skills. * Comfortable working in Linux-based software development environments.. STARK Defence UK has achieved the ERS - The Defence Employer Recognition Bronze award  2026 Talent Contact: Sally Grütte-Pad, Interim Lead TA Partner, via talent@stark-defence.com NICE TO HAVE * A university degree in Control Systems, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science. * Experience with Virtual Battlespace 4 (VBS4), Unreal Engine or similar defense simulation suites. * Experience with NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, or Gazebo. * Experience modeling electro-optical (EO), infrared (IR), IMU, GNSS, barometer, LiDAR, radar, or camera sensors.