Hybrid Senior Systems Engineer, Autonomy Verification and Validation, Safety & Fail Operational

at Zoox

• Job title: Senior Systems Engineer, Autonomy Verification and Validation, Safety & Fail Operational
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $143,000 - $232,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Foster City, United States

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