Principal System Engineer responsible for design and optimisation of server, virtualisation and storage systems. Ensuring high availability and acting as a technical architect for complex issues.
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Hybrid Senior Systems Engineer, Autonomy Verification and Validation, Safety & Fail Operational
Posted 3 weeks ago
About the role
- Senior Systems Engineer at Zoox leading verification and validation for autonomous driving software. Collaborating with teams to ensure safety and performance of systems in autonomous vehicles.
Responsibilities
- Define strategies and methodologies to verify and validate the software stack and fail-operational architectures with robust test coverage.
- Work cross-functionally to develop detailed simulation and structured test plans and procedures to validate autonomous features and safety requirements, ensuring the system can handle nominal and edge-case "fail-operational" scenarios.
- Contribute to the evolution of the Zoox safety case by providing technical evidence and validation data ahead of every major development milestone.
- Lead the technical and logistical planning of tests.
- Design test programs to achieve high coverage of requirements and scenarios, drawing on simulation and analysis where possible.
- Maintain rigorous end-to-end traceability between requirements, test cases, and results to produce a closed-loop safety case.
- Perform sophisticated test data analysis and define automated data extraction tools to streamline reporting and ensure high-fidelity performance metrics.
Requirements
- B.S. or higher degree in Automotive Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
- 7+ years of system test engineering experience in the autonomous vehicle, robotics, or aerospace industry.
- Strong analytical skills with hands-on experience in complex hardware-software integration.
- Experience with requirement and test traceability tools such as Polarion, Jama, DOORS, or TestRails.
- Deep understanding of the V-model and the application of verification and validation to safety-critical systems.
- Ability to grapple with ambiguity and lead cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with probability, statistics, and risk assessment methodology.
Benefits
- Paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
- Unpaid time off
- Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
- Amazon RSUs
- Health insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
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