Safety Truck Driver

Level: Experienced

Job Location: Omaha NE/Kansas City KS or MO/Dallas TX

Position Type: Temporary, Full-Time Position

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED

Salary: Commensurate with experience level

Travel: 90 %

Job: Shift Varies

Job Categories: Transportation

Hours of Operation: Shifts will vary; applicants need to be willing to work on short notice. Drivers need to be willing to travel to various locations. Travel to work of more than 50 miles will be paid by company.

Essential Job Function: Safety Drivers will operate, lead and follower vehicles during prototype testing of autonomous military ground systems. Drivers will operate a variety of vehicles to include the Palletized Load System (PLS), pickup trucks, utility vehicles, and in many instances, standard PLS Trailers will also be in use. The role of the Safety Driver is to monitor the autonomous operations and to take control from the autonomous system should it control or direct the vehicle in an unsafe manner and to provide performance feedback.

Responsibilities:

• Retrieve and return test vehicles from local storage location

• Perform Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) and general repair on PLS and support vehicles used during testing

• Record notes related to the test events, such as odometer readings, start/stop times for events, weather, and observed anomalous events
• Support daily planning and debrief sessions
• Perform program shutdown activities following the conclusions of the test event such as inventory of test equipment, returning support equipment, cleaning test facilities, and preparing PLS vehicles for shipment
• Each Driver will be responsible for their individual safety 
• Perform Program Shutdown Activities following the conclusion of the test event
• Inventory of test equipment
• Return of support equipment as directed
• Clean out test facilities
• Prepare PLS vehicles for shipment
• Drive vehicles for extended time periods
• Mount and dismount large oversized vehicles
• Lift 50lbs
• Sit and stand for prolong periods of time

Qualifications

• Drivers have to be US citizens or US permanent residents
• Possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent
• Ability to communicate verbally and written
• Ability to pass a background check and provide an OMV report current within 30 days
• One year Experience driving Heavy Equipment Transport (HET)
• Possess a valid/current CDL-A and Medical Certificate
  • Able to undergo training provided in the operation of the autonomous mobility configured PLS
  • Able to support basic non-strenuous tasks as requested
  • Able to pass background check
  • Able to retrieve Test Vehicles from the local storage location at the start of each day and return them at the end of each day
  • Able to perform Preventative Maintenance and General Repair on PLS and support vehicles used during testing (Pickup Trucks, PLS, and Utility Vehicles)
  • Able to take simple notes related to the test events
    • Vehicle odometer readings pre/post-test daily
    • Start/Stop time for each test
    • Significant events (weather, observed anomalous events)
• Ability to drive vehicles for extended time periods; mount and dismount large oversized vehicles; lift 50lbs
• Sit and stand for prolong periods of time

NOTE: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees with this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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