Platform System Vehicle Test Engineer - Zoox

Job Title: Platform System Vehicle Test Engineer
Job Location: Foster City, CA
Job Listing URL: https://jobs.lever.co/zoox/915f341b-d517-412e-af1c-81caae1af66e
Job Description: Zoox’s System Design and Mission Assurance (SDMA) team constructs the Safety Case and validates that our vehicles are safe for autonomous driving. SDMA enables Zoox to rapidly iterate and safely expand capabilities through trustworthy, innovative, and pragmatic safety engineering. As a Platform System Vehicle Test Engineer at Zoox, you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team to develop and test systems that enable and support our robotaxi, ensuring the safety and performance of the closed-loop drive system.

The Platform System Vehicle Test Engineer will have strong technical skills, and a deep understanding of functional safety technical solutions and verification techniques based on ISO 26262 or similar standards. You will be responsible for developing and executing vehicle-level testing for autonomous safety-critical systems.
In this role, you will:
Develop and execute the technical and logistical planning of vehicle tests including cross-functional coordination with other teams such as systems requirements, firmware, software motion controls, vehicle engineering, and operations
Design efficient test programs to achieve test coverage of requirements and scenarios, drawing on simulation and analysis where possible
Analyze system requirements to understand the safety concept
Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and results
Design, develop, and operate the Zoox Robot, test equipment, and instrumentation systems
Troubleshoot and debug issues in the field, and trace failures to correct subsystems
Perform test data analysis and report test results. Define and develop automated data extraction tools to streamline and continuously improve analysis and reporting.
Qualifications
B.S. or higher degree in Automotive Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering
3+ years of test engineering experience in the automobile, robotics, or aerospace industry
Understanding of vehicle dynamics and vehicle drive and chassis systems (such as motors, brakes, and steering)
Understanding of control theory and feedback control systems
Confident with automotive electronics and communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet)
Proficiency with test scripting and data analysis languages such as Python or Matlab
Analytical skills and hands-on experience
Bonus Qualifications
Experience developing integration and test plans and procedures for safety critical automotive systems, robotic systems, and/or autonomous vehicles
Familiarity with CAPL
Experience with Linux Systems, OxTS

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