Zoox
Systems Engineer, Autonomy Verification and Validation
Foster City, CA · Senior
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About the role
- As a Validation and Verification Systems engineer at Zoox, you will be owning a highly cross-functional role spanning across program management, legal, Software, and Operations organizations.
- The role is highly visible and there are opportunities for career growth through demonstrated achievement.
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Responsibilities
- Zoox is on an ambitious journey to develop a full-stack autonomous mobility solution for cities and safely deploy such a robotaxi solution.
- The System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team plays a foundational role in the company's success, responsible for constructing the safety case and fail-operational design for our autonomous driving robots before public road deployment.
- Zoox is building a purpose-built robotaxi.
- You will be leading the creation of cutting-edge V&V methodologies, developing processes, writing comprehensive validation plans, reviewing verification and simulation results, and preparing reports needed to ensure the safety of the Autonomous software.
Requirements
- B.S. or higher degree in Automotive Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering
- 6+ years of system engineering experience in the automotive, robotics, or aerospace industry
Nice to have
- Familiarity with programming languages such as C or C++
- Experience with test scripting and data analysis languages (Python and SQL preferred)
- About Zoox Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market.
- A Final Note: You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position.
Compensation
- $160k-$231k
Benefits
- Establish strategies and methodologies to Verify and Validate the Software stack with robust test coverage
Company info
- You will be part of an organization with strong leadership and a transparent and respectful culture that will enable you to bring out your best potential.
- We're looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.
- You will be part of a systems engineering organization that develops and deploys novel solutions to substantiate a safety case for autonomous driving.
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