Systems Engineer, Autonomy Verification and Validation - Zoox
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- Systems Engineer, Autonomy Verification and Validation
- Job Location
- Foster City, CA
- Job Description
- 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. You will be part of an organization with strong leadership and a transparent, respectful culture that enables you to reach your full potential.In this role, you will:
- Develop, coordinate, and execute efficient simulation and structured test plans for our autonomy systems, with a focus on perception and sensor performance and how those impact the resulting system driving behavior.
- Analyze and triage pipeline results that contribute to key launch blocking metrics for software and system releases.
- Evaluate and characterize the performance of new autonomy sensors and hardware as they are integrated into the Zoox vehicle.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, hardware engineers, systems engineers, simulation developers, and safety experts, to identify and mitigate risks.
- Develop and refine test methodologies to ensure comprehensive coverage of our autonomy system's operational design domain.
- Communicate test results and analysis to stakeholders, contributing to the overall safety case and fail operational design for our robotaxi.
Qualifications- B.S. or higher degree in Automotive Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering, or a relevant technical field
- At least 5 years of experience in systems engineering, verification, and validation, or a related role
- Experience with the development and testing of complex electro-mechanical systems
- Strong systems-level thinking and the ability to understand and navigate complex technical systems
- Ability to grapple with ambiguity and collaborate with cross functional teams
- Experience with requirements and test traceability tools such as Polarion, Jama, DOORS, or TestRails
- Proficiency with Python and SQL
Bonus Qualifications- Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics, or other safety-critical systems.
- Experience with simulation environments and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
- Experience with quantitative risk assessments
- Familiar with AB Dynamics test equipment
- Experience with Linux Systems, OxTS
- Familiarity with scala
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Zoox Company Size
Between 2,000 - 5,000 employees
Zoox Founded Year
2014
Zoox Total Amount Raised
$1,005,000,000
Zoox Funding Rounds
View funding detailsConvertible Note
$200,000,000 USD
Series B
$465,000,000 USD
Series A
$50,000,000 USD
Series A
$250,000,000 USD
Seed
$40,000,000 USD