System Safety Engineer, Manufacturing
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Job Location:
Foster, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Zoox is seeking a highly motivated and experienced System Safety Engineer to champion manufacturing quality control for safety-related special characteristics identified in our system safety analysis. This pivotal role is essential to support our ongoing manufacturing scalingand ensure that our production processes meet the quality reliability and safety standards. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between manufacturing excellence and system safety engineering.
In this role you will:
- Safety requirements definition: Translate system-level and safety case requirements into clear measurable and enforceable manufacturing requirements for the production floor (e.g. tooling requirements process steps inspection criteria) and in-process quality control.
- Production process review and safety inputs: closely collaborate with the manufacturing and quality control teams to review and ensure the production processes have suitable equipment tooling and testing for the quality assurance of safety-related special characteristics. Review and approve configuration management and traceability process.
- Safety clearance support: Provide essential support for the products safety clearance process. This includes generating and contributing to comprehensive reports that demonstrate how the manufacturing process potential gaps and control measures are being considered and addressed within the overall safety clearance documentation.
- Continuous improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives in manufacturing processes based on quality data field performance and safety-related non-conformances.
Qualifications
- Masters degree or higher in a STEM discipline (e.g. Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Systems Engineering).
- 5 years of progressive experience in a relevant manufacturing environment preferably with high-volume or safety-critical products.
- Proven experience shipping complex hardware products with large-scale manufacturing experience with quality control methodologies and tools (e.g. PFMEA Control Plans Statistical Process Control (SPC) Root Cause Analysis).
- Strong background in System Engineering principles especially the translation of top-level system requirements into lower-level manufacturing and test requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to the larger picture of safety analysis and fail-operational design.
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience in robotics aerospace medical devices or automotive (industries with stringent safety and manufacturing requirements).
- Familiarity with manufacturing scaling from low-volume to high-volume production.
- Proficiency in statistical analysis tools for manufacturing data.
$143000 - $232000 a year
Base Salary Range
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling as well as positioning within a level is determined by a range of factors including but not limited to a candidates relevant years of experience domain knowledge and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.
Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including 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 and life insurance.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- CNC Programming
- Lean
- Machining
- Tooling
- CAD
- CNC
- Assembly Experience
- SolidWorks
- Kaizen
- Manufacturing
About Company
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