Applied Scientist

Job overview

The Applied Scientist role is hybrid in Pittsburgh, PA, with work from home support described in the posting. The US yearly salary range is $128,000–$184,000, with additional equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus. Waabi develops Physical AI technology for autonomous trucks and robotaxis. The role builds a unified, reliable view of autonomous-system performance across simulation, track, and public-road testing. It turns cross-modal evaluation data into actionable insights, supports scalable evaluation tooling, and helps Safety and Autonomy teams make decisions using trustworthy metrics.

What you'll do

• Analyze autonomy-system performance across simulation, track, and public-road testing
• develop and maintain cross-modal dashboards
• partner with Data Platform and Evaluation teams on scalable evaluation tools and pipelines
• work with Safety and Autonomy teams to ensure reporting reflects KPI requirements
• investigate metric anomalies and data reliability.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

applied scientist

pittsburgh pa

waabi

hybrid

autonomous vehicles

physical ai

data analysis

sql

python

dashboards

evaluation pipelines

$128k–$184k

equity awards

annual performance bonus

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Equity awards, medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time employees, unlimited vacation, flexible hours, work-from-home support, office drinks, snacks and catered meals, and team-building activities.

Why this role

The role works across Evaluation, Systems & Safety, and Autonomy teams and supports autonomous transportation technology.

About the employer

Waabi is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.