Driverless Car Engineers

Employers

Start-up companies and established car manufacturing companies are developing autonomous vehicle systems and technology. Driverless car engineers may work for companies such as BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, or Toyota. They may also be employed by companies that are becoming well known in the autonomous vehicle market, such as Cruise (General Motors), Tesla, and Waymo. Other rising companies include Zoox (Amazon), Aurora Innovation, and Nuro.

Starting Out

Driverless car engineers get started in their careers in various ways. Some have prior experience as software developers or systems engineers in software companies. They may have gotten a foot in the door in an automotive company through an internship or part-time job. Ask your school's career services office for help with finding internship and employment opportunities at automated vehicle companies. Search for job listings at the companies directly through their Web sites, such as Cruise, https://www.getcruise.com/careers; Tesla, https://www.tesla.com/careers; Waymo, https://careers.withwaymo.com; and others. You can also search for driverless car engineering opportunities through employment sites such as LinkedIn and SimplyHired.