JOB SUMMARY

We’re looking for autonomous vehicle safety operators to join our operations team, reporting to the Operations Manager. You’ll primarily be working on our autonomous shuttle project that operates around a 4.5 km track in the Kanata North Tech Park, with test to occur at Area XO (Canada’s largest AV test track). This may turn into an opportunity to further autonomous vehicle operations internationally at airports in the secure area after security search as well as some of our non-aviation projects e.g. on public city streets or private land such as leisure facilities. Mostly 9-5 Monday - Friday with a few event days outside normal hours.
You will be fully trained to operate the latest in autonomous vehicle technology, including our autonomous shuttles, and potentiallly the pods and aviation equipment..
What you will do

As an autonomous vehicle safety operator, your typical day would be:

• Working at Kanata North Tech Park or Area XO
• Perform any routine maintenance and perform a daily or monthly safety check before setting out. You will also ensure the vehicle is clean and presentable.
• With reference to the work plan and daily briefing, you’ll be responsible for monitoring an autonomous vehicle as it performs operations around the route. This might include manually driving during the route, picking up and dropping off passengers, or performing other tests alongside colleagues from the engineering team. And/or customer stakeholders.
• You will record daily running data and reporting back to the project team.
• You will ensure the vehicle is charged.
• You will work in close partnership with stakeholders and be the face of Aurrigo’s day to day operations.
• As well as monitoring autonomous driving, you’ll be responsible for manually driving the vehicle around for engineering, testing or other purposes.
• Support customer and stakeholder demonstration events

What we require from you

• Current Licence with a minimum of 5 years driving experience, with clean driving record.
• Good communication skills.
• Able to perform well under pressure.
• Perform with a high level of concentration over long periods of time.
• Basic vehicle maintenance knowledge, e.g. how to change a wheel.
• Basic MS Office skills, e.g. MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, etc.

What we prefer from you

• Previous commercial driving experience (uber/taxi/shuttle/bus)
• Previous experience driving e.g. forklift truck, pallet loaders, HGV etc.
• Interest in autonomous technology, computing, or automotive.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 4 months
Pay: $22.00-$28.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kanata, ON (K2K): reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Driving: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In perso

Please refer the Job description for details