Jose Vargas
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) / Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Operator | Ex-Microsoft, Shield AI
- Role
- Autonomous Vehicle Test Operator (Avto) at Motional
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jose Vargas
Systems specialist at multiple deep tech startups involving test, data collection, and completing mission-critical objectives. In my most recent role, I was selected most efficient operator out of a large team. I\'ve operated in various capacities under Part 107 including drone delivery, mapping, and defense tech. I leverage AI often, similar to when I\'ve safety piloted/driven machine-based learning drones and autonomous vehicles while working with multiple stakeholders.
Experience
Autonomous Vehicle Test Operator (Avto)
Nov 2025 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US
Serve as the “eyes and ears” on the road for the engineering teams, providing subjective feedback and objective data while navigating various real-world driving environments to validate Autonomous Driving features. Uphold safety while operating, maintaining, and testing the Autonomous Vehicle Fleet. Maintain a curious mindset as to the \"why\" of things, execute in-vehicle tests, record test results, log data annotations, and provide feedback to development teams.
Education
Louisiana State University
BS, Information Systems and Decision Sciences; Internal Auditing
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